“Out of the thought's interior sphere these wonders rose to upper air.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Architecture Quotes
200 FAMOUS QUOTES · ARCHITECTURE
Architecture Quotes
Read the best architecture quotes on design, beauty, buildings and building for the future from Vitruvius, John Ruskin, Louis Sullivan and more.
“Nature gladly gave them place, adopted them into her race.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
NatureHarmony
“The Gothic cathedral plainly originated in a rude adaptation by the people of the forest trees.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
GothicNature
“Before we can adorn our houses with beautiful objects the walls must be stripped, and our lives must be stripped.”
Henry David Thoreau
SimplicityHome
“I sometimes dream of a larger and more populous house, standing in a golden age, of enduring materials, and without gingerbread work.”
Henry David Thoreau
DreamsSimplicity
“The greatest products of architecture are less the works of individuals than of society.”
Victor Hugo
SocietyCollaboration
“Each face, each stone of the venerable monument, is a page not only of the history of the country, but of the history of science and art as well.”
Victor Hugo
HistoryMonuments
“Architecture began like all writing. It was first an alphabet.”
Victor Hugo
HistoryLanguage
“The shapes arise! Shapes of factories, arsenals, foundries, markets.”
Walt Whitman
IndustryBuilding
“A great city is that which has the greatest men and women.”
Walt Whitman
CitiesPeople
“Let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven.”
The Bible (Genesis 11:4)
AmbitionTowers
“And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready before it was brought thither.”
The Bible (1 Kings 6:7)
ConstructionPreparation
“And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them.”
The Bible (Isaiah 65:21)
HomeBlessing
“As a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon.”
The Bible (1 Corinthians 3:10)
FoundationLegacy
“Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars.”
The Bible (Proverbs 9:1)
WisdomPillars
“A time to break down, and a time to build up.”
The Bible (Ecclesiastes 3:3)
ChangeBuilding
“A foolish man, which built his house upon the sand.”
The Bible (Matthew 7:26)
FoundationWarning
“Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone.”
The Bible (Ephesians 2:20)
CornerstoneFaith
“This castle hath a pleasant seat; the air nimbly and sweetly recommends itself unto our gentle senses.”
William Shakespeare
LocationCastles
“What do we then but draw anew the model in fewer offices.”
William Shakespeare
PlanningRedesign
“The state comes into existence, originating in the bare needs of life, and continuing in existence for the sake of a good life.”
Aristotle
CitiesSociety
“Believe me, that was a happy age, before the days of architects, before the days of builders!”
Seneca
SimplicityFunny
“Architecture is my delight, and putting up, and pulling down, one of my favorite amusements.”
Thomas Jefferson
PassionBuilding
“You see I am an enthusiast on the subject of the arts. But it is an enthusiasm of which I am not ashamed, as its object is to improve the taste of my countrymen.”
Thomas Jefferson
TasteArt
“This is the true nature of home - it is the place of Peace.”
John Ruskin
HomePeace