Architecture has joined the world of fashion, but ... -Moshe Safdie

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Architecture has joined the world of fashion, but fashion is passing and architecture is timeless.

Moshe Safdie , Architect
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I'm completely taken and impressed by the planning authority of Singapore and its Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA). It's the most cutting-edge agen...
Urban design as a discipline barely exists in most American and Canadian cities. In Singapore, there are innovative transportation strategies at work....
Architecture has joined the world of fashion, but fashion is passing and architecture is timeless....
Architecture is changing faster than some other professions....
There is a profound ethic to architecture which is different from the other arts....
Architecture should be rooted in the past, and yet be part of our own time and forward looking....
A painter, a sculptor, a writer, they can express freely. They don't affect society as a whole. We build buildings that have a purpose, that stay ther...
He who seeks truth shall find beauty. He who seeks beauty shall find vanity. He who seeks order shall find gratification. He who seeks gratification s...
I want my buildings to take root and look as if they've always been there. It isn't about pastiche or adapting what's already there. It's about trying...
I think the general public's response to my projects is very strong. You can be an intellectual and say that popularity detracts from architectural qu...

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We work with the Mexican authorities. We have our own intelligence architecture. And we are aware of the involvement of smuggling organizations in irr...
I don't know if I'll go back into medicine. As much as I love it and went to school for it, my passion has always been in real estate, development, in...
Boston is home to the world's most innovative thinkers - in science and technology, and in business, art, and architecture....
Paris is different from LA in regards to its historical architecture. I think that's what gives Paris it's charm and beauty....
I studied Russian history at school, and I absolutely loved St Petersburg. It was magnificent - the architecture is incredible and has quite a signifi...
I was in school for architecture and when you're in school for a creative discipline, so much of what you produce comes out of inspiration from other ...
I got addicted to the hands-on problem-solving through the process of making or designing something. Architecture school was really influential and am...
I've always been a good student, made good enough grades to do well, and enjoyed a lot of different subjects. It wasn't until I went to architecture s...
We literally see things so differently, all the architecture and stuff. That's the cool part about skateboarding. We're out there skating stuff that's...
This is a look, a part of Australia we don't see. The wide streets, the architecture, the embassies, the space. It's really beautiful and there's a fe...