1. A great building must begin with the unmeasurable, must go through measurable means when it is being designed and in the end must be unmeasurable.-Louis Kahn
2. You can design and create, and build the most wonderful place in the world. But it takes people to make the dream a reality.-Walt Disney
3. Every great building once begun as a building plan. That means, sitting in that building plan on the table is a mighty structure not yet seen. It is the same with dreams.-Israelmore Ayivor
4. Great buildings, like great mountains, are the work of centuries.-Victor Hugo
5. We build buildings which are terribly restless. And buildings don’t go anywhere. They shouldn’t be restless.-Minoru Yamasaki
6. Each of us is carving a stone, erecting a column, or cutting a piece of stained glass in the construction of something much bigger than ourselves.-Adrienne Clarkson
7. One great building does not make a great city.-Thomas Heatherwick
8. When we build, let us think that we build forever.-John Ruskin
9. Good buildings come from good people, and all problems are solved by good design.-Stephen Gardiner
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10. It is not the beauty of a building you should look at; it is the construction of the foundation that will stand the test of time.-David Allan Coe
11. Building a temple didn’t mean you believed in gods, it just meant you believed in architecture.-Terry Pratchett
12. A building without ornamentation is like a heaven without stars.-George Sandys
13. We built tall buildings, but we have not become any taller.-Dejan Stojanovic
14. If a building looks better under construction than it does when finished, then it’s a failure.-Douglas Coupland
15. Part of building a new nation means building a spirit of tolerance, love and respect amongst the people of this country.-Nelson Mandela
16. Architecture is the very mirror of life. You only have to cast your eyes on buildings to feel the presence of the past, the spirit of a place; they are the reflection of society.-I.M. Pei
17. Building your own home is about desire, fantasy. But it’s achievable; anyone can do it.-Kevin McCloud
18. Either a building is part of a place or it is not. Once that kinship is there, time will only make it stronger.-Willa Cather
19. A building has integrity just like a man. And just as seldom.-Ayn Rand
20. A building is not just a place to be but a way to be.-Frank Lloyd Wright
21. A building is hard to judge. It takes many years to find out whether it works. It’s not as simple as asking the people in the office whether they like it.-Helmut Jahn
22. To me, a building if it’s beautiful is the love of one man, he’s made it out of his love for space, materials, things like that.-Martha Graham