66 Quotes About Architects

Architects design buildings; that's what we do, so we have to go with the flow; and, even though I'm still an old Leftie, global capitalism does have its good side. It's broken down barriers - the Berlin Wall, the Soviet Union - it's raised a lot of people up economically, and for architects, it has meant that we can work around the world.

Clearly, private developers can have different aims, and architects can only play a certain role. You can have some pretty big battles on public commissions, too. The key is to have a good client.

We don't want one that's like everything else. It should be something innovative. If you look back at some of the architects of the past, none of the houses were exactly alike.

The number of people actually living in one, I can count on less than three hands. But that will change quite quickly. Several of the architects have sold dozens of homes.

One of the things that our architects are strongly trying to do is to maintain that open feel that we have. We are not an inner-city campus.

Fortunately, we were not in the construction phase and were able to have the architects make significant changes ... to upgrade the foundation, for instance, ... It was all done in the planning phase.

Wherever possible, ... I'd like to see Charlotte architects and contractors used. I'd like to keep the Charlotte taxpayers' money here in Charlotte.

I've met architects before, and they're not living the life we see on TV.

L.A. is so much about ratings and box office; that defines everything. And here, of course it's important, but it's not part of the culture - there's too much else going on in New York. They're not going to let one industry monopolize your attention, you know? You're likely to have best friends who are architects or newspaper reporters.