In Florence, classical buildings sit against medieval buildings. It’s that contrast we like. – Richard Rogers
Most buildings, whether they’re Gothic cathedrals or Romanesque ones, were high tech for their time. – Richard Rogers
Typically, an historic site is considered by the National Park Service to contain a single historical feature, while generally a National Historic Park extends beyond single properties or buildings. – Rick Renzi
You have to give this much to the Luftwaffe: when it knocked down our buildings it did not replace them with anything more offensive than rubble. We did that. – Prince Charles
The Crystal Cathedral Ministries, the assets and the buildings, would still be in the hands of the ministries if my father would have simply walked away. When I accepted the role as the next senior pastor, he had agreed to be an ambassador-at-large and raise funds for the endowment fund. He didn’t do that. – Robert A. Schuller
I don’t usually go in for reviews of buildings that aren’t yet built, since you can tell only so much from drawings and plans, and, besides, has there ever been a building that didn’t look great as a model? – Paul Goldberger
Buildings designed exclusively on scientific principles will depress their occupants and constrain their creativity. – Robert Evans
The lanes and streets of the city being set out, the choice of sites for the convenience and use of the state remains to be decided on; for sacred edifices, for the forum, and for other public buildings. – Vitruvius
I jumped between two seven-story buildings in Los Angeles, launching from one rooftop to the other with ramps. – Tony Hawk
There are so many constraints on the architect that public buildings almost never feel free or enjoyable. – Toyo Ito
When drawings of the main buildings I have designed in the last five years are juxtaposed, the fact that they all involve the pursuit of certain configurations is obvious to anyone. – Yoshio Taniguchi
In 1945, there were more people killed, more buildings destroyed, more high explosives set off, more fires burning than before or since. – Stephen Ambrose
And autos are not the only product that could be made more energy efficient if we just put in place sensible requirements. This is also true of many appliances and even of entire buildings. – Sherwood Boehlert
Melbourne is wonderfully altered since I last saw it. There are some very fair buildings in it now, and things are a little cheaper than they used to be. – William John Wills
The more sophisticated we get, the more advanced our buildings and vehicles become, the more vulnerable we are. – Stephen Ambrose
I don’t like the idea of being surrounded by hidden things; people you can’t see in buildings and cars. – Will Oldham
I don’t mind being a symbol but I don’t want to become a monument. There are monuments all over the Parliament Buildings and I’ve seen what the pigeons do to them. – Tommy Douglas