Architectural Pride Quotes

The people with money to build today are corporations - they are our popes and Medicis. The sense of pride is why they build.

I'm afraid what we are building today will not have the same impact and sustainability of the architecture of a 100, 500 or 1,000 years ago. The buildings of those days were miracles. We don't perform such miracles today. So we should be a little more modest. For my part, I'll be glad to show one of my buildings one day to my grandchildren and say: I'm proud of that.

In Europe, architects consider themselves artists. They think they're special when they win a competition.

A skyscraper is a boast in glass and steel.

My buildings are like my children, so I cannot have favorites.

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

I've always thought Blues Point Tower is one of my best buildings and I stand by that.