Richard Rogers Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)
Richard Rogers quotes and sayings page 2 (91 year old architect). Here's quote # 11 through 20 out of the 60 we have for him.
“Most buildings, whether they're Gothic cathedrals or Romanesque ones, were high tech for their time.”
“Architecture is about public space held by buildings.”
“I believe very strongly, and have fought since many years ago - at least over 30 years ago - to get architecture not just within schools, but architecture talked about under history, geography, science, technology, art.”
“Architecture is always political.”
“Dyslexia, though, made me realise that people who say 'but you can't do that' aren't actually very important. I don't take 'no' too seriously.”
“The Ranelagh Gardens in Chelsea provide plenty of opportunities to walk, think and relax.”
“Cities depend on a healthy mix of uses and people for their vitality. As a pre-eminent world city, London is a magnet to people from across the globe.”
“The Athenians had an oath for someone who was about to become a citizen. They had to swear that 'I shall leave the city not less but more beautiful than I found it.'”
“It is quite interesting that whilst there are tremendous theories, in the 1960s when IT was born, everybody was supposedly going to their cottage in the countryside to work in a virtual way.”
“Society has to get a grip and put a tax on carbon. Of course, there is much that flows from that, and it is a complex situation. The small details of something such as climate change are political and social, and they are a lot about fairness and how we rebalance towards a fairer society.”
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