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Buildings that shape how we think about places.

One voice here admits thinking about architecture constantly, even dreaming about it, while flatly calling the field unnecessarily difficult. See Design quotes for related thoughts on the creative process behind it.

Last Updated on May 30, 2021

Nov 07, 2020

To work in architecture you are so much involved with society, with politics, with bureaucrats. It's a very complicated process to do large projects. You start to see the society, how it functions, how it works. Then you have a lot of criticism about how it works.

Quotes by Ai Weiwei

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Nov 07, 2020

I see the Beijing National Stadium as an architectural project. I accepted Herzog and De Meuron's invitation to collaborate on the design, and our proposal won the competition. From beginning to end, I stayed with the project. I am committed to fostering relationships between a city and its architecture.

Quotes by Ai Weiwei

Feel
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Nov 07, 2020

I feel however, that we architects have a special duty and mission... (to contribute) to the socio-cultural development of architecture and urban planning.

Another take criticizes a beloved city's architecture for feeling too commercial and out of step with the place itself, a reminder that not every quote here is purely admiring. Explore Art quotes and Good quotes for more.

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