Cameron Sinclair Quotes

I think there is a new awareness in this 21st century that design is as important to where and how we live as it is for museums, concert halls and civic buildings.

What is now called 'green architecture' is an opportunistic caricature of a much deeper consideration of the issues related to sustainability that architecture has been engaged with for many years. It was one of the first professions that was deeply concerned with these issues and that had an intellectual response to them.

Since the Beijing Olympics in 2008, our office has been discussing how we can make architecture more human and at one with nature. We need to ask ourselves, what legacy do we want to leave behind on humankind's urban culture?

We have to change from 'ego-architecture' to 'eco-architecture.'

Building design isn't trendy.

Good architecture should be a projection of life itself, and that implies an intimate knowledge of biological, social, technical, and artistic problems.

Architecture must not do violence to space or its neighbors.

Cities are where the climate battle will be won or lost.

Why do people have to build such depressing places? I'm not saying that every nook and cranny of the world has to be beautiful, but does it have to be this ugly?

Belgrade is the ugliest city in the world in the most beautiful place in the world.

Let's start and build a House that works for the people, because this is the people's House.

I think information is key and at the end of the day it doesn't matter if it's sustainable or not to a consumer, most of the time, they just want to know that it's beautiful. So we have to serve those people with desirability and conscientiousness at the same time, it's a challenge.

In Lagos there's a really strong case to resurrect strong parts. Embedded in all of it are some amazing pieces of planning, amazing pieces of engineering and interaction. For instance, the campus of Lagos University is stunningly beautiful, efficient and generous, and that needs to be recognised and preserved.

A shan-shui city is a modern city, a high-density urban situation, but we pay more attention to the environment. We bring waterfalls; we bring in a lot of trees and gardens. We treat architecture as a landscape.

My goal is always to create something exceptional that enhances cities and enriches the lives of the people who live and work in them.

We try to turn buildings into landscapes - defying the idea of modernism which sees nature and buildings as two distinct elements.

Infrastructure development is a huge challenge for the people of Amethi.

I think architects have a major role in being responsible for illustrating what the future could be. Because of the very strong political and commercial climate, many architects are trying very hard to solve everyday issues, to respond to the authorities.

I don't like to talk about sustainability, because sometimes I see green buildings that don't appear any different from those in the past.

Architecture is one of the art forms best able to improve and revitalise cities both artistically and functionally.

I happen to love buildings, and my passion is bringing people together.

Architects create spaces that accommodate human activity.

We have the enormous opportunity in our hands to make a positive difference for business, people, and the planet.

There's this thing that you're not meant to have too many children - for global warming, it's bad. But I know lots of crappy people, and I would rather that good people have lots of kids and outnumber the baddies.

It feels amazing and beautiful that music can have such an importance on the way that people form social groups. Music can change people. People can change the world.