I always think of buildings in their settings, but so do other architects.

- Philip Johnson

Sympathetic cracks. A term frequently used by architects and surveyors in terms of ageing houses. I know what they mean.

- Ted Dexter

Some architects, such as John Lautner, never really did anything other than houses. His entire portfolio is basically residential. There's nothing wrong with that.

- Steven Holl

Brands must become architects of community.

- Simon Mainwaring

Architects are not clients. We can't build without something to built.

- Richard Rogers

Architects work in two ways. One is to respond precisely to a client's needs or demands. Another is to look at what the client asks and reinterpret it.

- Rem Koolhaas

Architects design houses. I live in a home.

- Peter Eisenman

I hesitated, too, because for better or worse, I have been one of the principal architects of New Labour and I have worked closely with Tony Blair and the team for nearly 20 years.

- Peter Mandelson

All architects want to live beyond their deaths.

- Philip Johnson

All clients think that they are architects.

- Annabelle Selldorf

It is no use working with other architects. What can they do? Who does what?

- Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

Business owners should think of designers as architects, not decorators.

- Jeffrey Zeldman

I'm a trained architect. Both my parents were architects.

- Greg Wise

I've met architects before, and they're not living the life we see on TV.

- Casey Wilson

Women are the real architects of society.

- Cher

The only legitimate artists in England are the architects.

- Benjamin Haydon

I think architects are often at their best when faced with restraints.

- Bernard Tschumi