A bicycle shed is a building; Lincoln Cathedral is a piece of architecture.

Quote by Nikolaus Pevsner

Topics: Architecture Quotes

The long path from material through function to creative work has only one goal: to...

The long path from material through function to creative work has only one goal: to...

All architecture is shelter, all great architecture is the design of space that contains, cuddles,...

All architecture is shelter, all great architecture is the design of space that contains, cuddles,...

Fashion is architecture: it is a matter of proportions.

Fashion is architecture: it is a matter of proportions.

An important work of architecture will create polemics.

An important work of architecture will create polemics.

I think Ms. Monroe's architecture is extremely good architecture.

I think Ms. Monroe's architecture is extremely good architecture.

Modern architecture does not mean the use of immature new materials; the main thing is...

Modern architecture does not mean the use of immature new materials; the main thing is...

Organic architecture seeks superior sense of use and a finer sense of comfort, expressed in...

Organic architecture seeks superior sense of use and a finer sense of comfort, expressed in...

An architect is the drawer of dreams

An architect is the drawer of dreams

Art is a jealous mistress, and if a man has a genius for painting, poetry,...

Art is a jealous mistress, and if a man has a genius for painting, poetry,...

Architecture aims at Eternity.

Architecture aims at Eternity.

Architecture is a social act and the material theater of human activity.

Architecture is a social act and the material theater of human activity.

[It is] the most hideous waterfront structure ever inflicted on a city by a combination...

[It is] the most hideous waterfront structure ever inflicted on a city by a combination...

The mother art is architecture. Without an architecture of our own we have no soul...

The mother art is architecture. Without an architecture of our own we have no soul...

Architecture is the will of an epoch translated into space.

Architecture is the will of an epoch translated into space.

This building is like a book. Its architecture is the binding, its text is in...

This building is like a book. Its architecture is the binding, its text is in...

A doctor can bury his mistakes but an architect can only advise his client to...

A doctor can bury his mistakes but an architect can only advise his client to...

Maybe we can show government how to operate better as a result of better architecture

Maybe we can show government how to operate better as a result of better architecture

Architecture is the work of nations

Architecture is the work of nations