Moshe Safdie Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“A house is not a machine! It's something else for living - but not a machine.”

“Architecture is changing faster than some other professions.”

“Countries and places have a history, a story, and a culture.”

“I grew up in a country where the environment was very social justice-oriented.”

“I try firstly to make buildings humane.”

“We live in a complicated, oppressive world with enormous cities and vast populations, and I try to contribute by making it more light and open and calm.”

“My identity is always at the forefront, and I also think that every article that is written about me refers to me as an Israeli architect.”

“There is a profound ethic to architecture which is different from the other arts.”

“I don't think I have a signature style that announces, 'This is a Safdie.' But I think star architects have seized an opportunity to go anywhere in the world to produce meaningless buildings.”

“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 to blend the future and the past.”