Ancient Rome was as confident of the immutability of its world and the continual expansion and improvement of the human lot as we are today.

The way of architecture is the quiet voice that underlies it and has guided it from the beginning.

We are stymied by regulations, limited choice and the threat of litigation. Neither consultants nor industry itself provide research which takes architecture forward.

The artist likes to seem totally responsible for his work. Often he begins to explain it, to make it appear as if it were a reasonable process.

The innovative spirit was America's strongest attribute, transforming everything into a brave new world, but there lingered an insecurity about the arts.

The Renaissance is studded by the names of the artists and architects, with their creations recorded as great historical events.

Bankers cannot afford to be concerned with only the economic aspects of projects. There may be serious implications on the natural environment, the urban environment, on human culture.