The future of architecture is culture.Philip JohnsonTheWorldMotivation.comTry New ThemeDownloadSharePin ItCopied to clipboard!“The future of architecture is culture.
“It is wonderful to be in the country in a glass house, because no matter what happens out there, you're nice and safe, you know, cuddled in your little bed, and there it is, raging storms, snowing - wonderful.”Philip JohnsonBed
“I haven't any wisdom - just a child like everybody else. I'm not as great as Frank Lloyd Wright.”Philip Johnson
“I really love Miami, but I don't think the architecture matches the city. It's a bit too commercial.”Zaha HadidArchitecture
“One my favorite things is to go to the provinces of Russia and see the 18th century wood churches with the onion dome architecture. These humble wonders of incredible imagination of architects that were obviously not living in places like Paris or London, but they've created these amazing churches.”Andre Leon TalleyArchitecture
“There is a powerful need for symbolism, and that means the architecture must have something that appeals to the human heart. There is a powerful need for symbolism, and that means the architecture must have something that appeals to the human heart.”
“There's only one reason for my whole life, and that's art. Nothing else counts; nothing else gives me pleasure; nothing else gives me satisfaction.”Philip JohnsonCounts
“If architects weren't arrogant, they wouldn't be architects. I don't know a modest good architect.”Philip JohnsonArchitect
“New Orleans is unlike any city in America. Its cultural diversity is woven into the food, the music, the architecture - even the local superstitions. It's a sensory experience on all levels and there's a story lurking around every corner.”Ruta SepetysArchitecture
“Modern architecture needed to be part of an evolutionary, not a revolutionary, process.”I. M. PeiArchitecture
“I think it's important to approach a house in a way that's reflective of the original environment. Maybe I'm a sentimentalist, but I think that certain geographies call out for certain architecture. I like residences that reflect their place.”Kelsey GrammerArchitecture