The architect should strive continually to simplify; the ensemble of the rooms should then be carefully considered that comfort and utility may go hand in hand with beauty.Frank Lloyd Wright
I am convinced that a good building must be capable of absorbing the traces of human life and taking on a specific richness... I think of the patina of age on materials, of innumerable small scratches on surfaces, of varnish that has grown dull and brittle, and of edges polished by use.Peter Zumthor
I think space, architectural space, is my thing. It's not about facade, elevation, making image, making money. My passion is creating space.Peter Zumthor
I bought a former library, not because I have a lot of books, but also I like architecture, and it was built in 1965, and I like gardening.Udo Kier
Every time I imagine a garden in an architectural setting, it turns into a magical place. I think of gardens I have seen, that I believe I have seen, that I long to see, surrounded by simple walls, columns, arcades or the facades of buildings - sheltered places of great intimacy where I want to stay for a long time.Peter Zumthor
Architecture produces a musical mood in our inner being, and we notice that even though the elements of architecture and music appear to be so alien in the outer world, through this musical mood engendered in us, our experience of architecture brings about a reconciliation, a balance between these two elements.Rudolf Steiner
There's a Danish architecture firm called BIG. I love architecture, and I always check out their work; they're very good at reimagining the way we live. They put the human experience as the focus, with access to air and outdoor space.Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
The ancient Romans built their greatest masterpieces of architecture, their amphitheaters, for wild beasts to fight in.Voltaire
Switzerland is a small, steep country, much more up and down than sideways, and is all stuck over with large brown hotels built on the cuckoo clock style of architecture.Ernest Hemingway