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Building Quotes - Page 12

A building is a human being's space and the background for his dignity and its exterior should reflect its contents and function

A building is a human being's space and the background for his dignity and its exterior should reflect its contents and function

Gottfried Böhm, Hyatt Foundation (Los Angeles, Calif.) (1986). “The Pritzker Architecture Prize 1986, presented to Gottfried Böhm”

I pick up my pen. It flows. A building appears. There it is. There is nothing more to say.

"I pick up my pen. A building appears". Interview with Jonathan Glancey, www.theguardian.com. August 1, 2007.

New buildings should fit naturally into their surroundings, both architecturally and historically, without denying or prettifying the concerns of our time

Gottfried Böhm, Hyatt Foundation (Los Angeles, Calif.) (1986). “The Pritzker Architecture Prize 1986, presented to Gottfried Böhm”

No tribute is laid on castles in the air.

Charles Churchill, William Tooke (1854). “The Poetical Works of Charles Churchill”, p.166

All buildings are predictions. All predictions are wrong.

Stewart Brand (1995). “How Buildings Learn: What Happens After They're Built”, p.311, Penguin

The best brands never start out with the intent of building a great brand. They focus on building a great – and profitable – product or service and an organization that can sustain it.

Scott Bedbury, Stephen Fenichell (2003). “A New Brand World: Eight Principles for Achieving Brand Leadership in the Twenty-First Century”, p.33, Penguin

One cannot completely avoid this landmark character with large buildings such as these. But the city itself is also gigantic.

"'Evil Can also Be Beautiful'". Interview with Matthias Matussek and Joachim Kronsbein, www.spiegel.de. March 27, 2006.