Cesar Pelli Quotes

I love architecture.

Architecture is invention.

I like to play with architecture! It's my favorite game.

The future of architecture is culture.

I always had some kind of creative side and technical side, and I thought architecture might be the way to combine them, so I went to architecture school in New York.

Building design isn't trendy.

Architecture students are generally given theoretical projects, often located at distant locations, and told to come up with a design.

Architecture is changing faster than some other professions.

I don't see that any buildings should be excluded from the term architecture, as long as they are done properly.

Architecture is by definition a very collaborative process.

Part of what makes America strong is our resilience, tenacity, innovation and our willingness to be optimistic about our future. I know that President Obama is absolutely the best president to lead our country in the right direction.

But after the time there I'd had it with fashion again, so I left to go to architecture school in a summer course at Harvard, which didn't last very long.

I could be happy doing something like architecture. It would involve another couple of years of graduate school, but that's what I studied in college. That's what I always wanted to do.

I am an architect, first.

I'm very interested in architecture.

I want to live in a city where the future is being mapped out.

The speed of change makes you wonder what will become of architecture.

I work a little bit like a sculptor. When I start, my first idea for a building is with the material. I believe architecture is about that. It's not about paper, it's not about forms. It's about space and material.

Architecture is the thoughtful making of space.

I don't think architecture is radical. How can something that takes years and costs millions be radical?

From when I was about seven, I thought I wanted to be an architect. I've always loved spaces and dwellings in general.

Architecture tends to consume everything else, it has become one's entire life.

I am equally proud of all of my architectural projects. It's always rewarding to see an ambitious design become reality.

Architecture is art, nothing else.

I am immersed in architecture all day, working in my office or teaching.