建筑的121种定义
121 Definitions of Architecture

由专筑网李韧，吴静雅编译

建筑的定义其实类似于人们对建筑的评论。许多人将其视为艺术，也有一些人将其视为社会的责任。那么“建筑学是”什么呢？这就好像大胆的踏入了未知的领域。当建筑师忙于某个重要项目，亦或是思考为什么选择了这条职业道路，那么或多或少，都会开始思考“建筑学是”什么？

大多数而言，建筑师一种艰难的实践，它时而令人满意。更为重要的是，建筑师适应性与内在开放性的各种可能。

一些定义描述了建筑重要意义的不同内容，建筑师们可以在沟通交流时，对其进行不同的定义，或为外人来调整我们的陈述。

特别注意，在当前时代，人们都喜欢用140字以下的语言来表达想法，那么评论就很容易断章取义，去掉一些不必要的内容。但是，这些内容并非不重要。因为每个说法都包含有一定的背景关系。

There are at least as many definitions of architecture as there are architects or people who comment on the practice of it. While some embrace it as art, others defend architecture’s seminal social responsibility as its most definitive attribute. To begin a sentence with “Architecture is” is a bold step into treacherous territory. And yet, many of us have uttered — or at least thought— “Architecture is…” while we’ve toiled away on an important project, or reflected on why we’ve chosen this professional path.
Most days, architecture is a tough practice; on others, it is wonderfully satisfying. Perhaps, though, most importantly, architecture is accommodating and inherently open to possibility.
This collection of statements illustrates the changing breadth of architecture’s significance; we may define it differently when talking among peers, or adjust our statements for outsiders.
A note: In an age that is particularly enamored with capturing ideas in 140 characters or less, it is tempting to take these remarks out of context. Yet many are part of a larger, nuanced conversation. Sources and/or context are included for each definition.



1、“建筑是政治行为。”——Peter Eisenman 《国土报》

2、“建筑是不必要的困难。这非常困难。”——Zaha Hadid 《卫报》

3、“建筑是个非常需要合作的过程。”——Joshua Prince-Ramus 《快速连》

4、“建筑是观察、思考、质疑我们的真实世界、以及我们在其中的存在方式。”——Thom Mayne 在普尔提兹克奖获奖感言

5、“建筑是艺术与科学，确保我们城市与建筑能够适合我们的生活方式，并且将社会融入到物质世界之中。”——Bjarke Ingels在 AD访谈

6、“建筑有些无情，它是什么？它是否有用？你可以清晰地感受到区别。”——Jacques Herzog在哥伦比亚大学演讲

1. "Architecture is definitely a political act." - Peter Eisenman in Haaretz
2. "Architecture is unnecessarily difficult. It's very tough." - Zaha Hadid in The Guardian
3. "Architecture is by definition a very collaborative process." - Joshua Prince-Ramus in Fast Company
4. "Architecture is a way of seeing, thinking and questioning our world and our place in it." - Thom Mayne in his Prtizker Prize Acceptance Speech
5. "Architecture is the art and science of making sure that our cities and buildings actually fit with the way we want to live our lives: the process of manifesting our society into our physical world. - Bjarke Ingels in AD Interviews
6. "Architecture is merciless: it is what it is, it works or doesn’t, and you can clearly see the difference." - Jacques Herzog in a lecture at Columbia University



7、“无论经济与政治，建筑都与权力与利益有关。”——伯纳德·屈米《纽约时报》

8、“建筑是给予复杂动力的最好例子。”——Jeffrey Inaba “给予的世界”

9、“对于一个人来说，完成建筑项目太过复杂，但是我热衷于合作。”——理查德·罗杰斯《卫报》

10、“建筑是人类想象的极限。”——Ben van Berkel 与Caroline Bos 《Volume》

11、“建筑是积极乐观的行为。”——Nicolai Ouroussoff 《洛杉矶时报》

12、“建筑是人造事实。”——马里奥·博塔《Perspecta》

7. “Architecture is always related to power and related to large interests, whether financial or political." - Bernard Tschumi in The New York Times
8. "Architecture is a good example of the complex dynamic of giving." - Jeffrey Inaba in World of Giving
9. "Architecture is too complex for just one person to do it, and I love collaboration." - Richard Rogers in The Guardian
10. "Architecture is the most powerful deed that a man can imagine." - Ben van Berkel and Caroline Bos in Volume
11. "Architecture is an act of optimism." - Nicolai Ouroussoff in The LA Times
12. "Architecture is an artificial fact." - Mario Botta in Perspecta



13、“建筑是浪漫主义者，他们认为即使是一点点小改变，也能够创造更好的社会。”——Mark Wigley 《水面》杂志

14、“建筑为我们，为大众，它最终会变得具有适应性。”——Alexandra Lange “设计观察者”

15、“建筑是民族的作品。”——John Ruskin 在《威尼斯的石头》中写道

16、“建筑是梦想与功能，是乌托邦的表达与方便的工具。”——Roland Barthes 《符号学与都市主义》

17、“建筑是价值的表达，我们的建造方式反映了我们的生活方式。”——Norman Foster《欧洲人》

18、“建筑是真正的精神战场。”——Ludwig Mies van der Rohe 在“ID Merger演讲”

13. "Architecture is full of romantics who think that even relatively small changes to the built environment create the aspiration for a better society." - Mark Wigley in Surface Magazine
14. "Architecture is for us, the public, and it is going to get scuffed." - Alexandra Lange in Design Observer
15. "Architecture is the work of nations..." John Ruskin in Stones of Venice
16. "Architecture is always dream and function, expression of a utopia and instrument of a convenience." - Roland Barthes in "Semiology and Urbanism"
17. "Architecture is an expression of values – the way we build is a reflection of the way we live." - Norman Foster in The European
18. "Architecture is the real battleground of the spirit." - Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in "ID Merger Speech"



19、“如果你对建筑感兴趣，那么它就不是纯粹的理论。这是一门关于什么是可能的艺术。”——Paul Rudolph 在芝加哥建筑师口述历史项目中

20、“建筑是几何学。”——Arjen Oosterman 在Imaginar a Evidência

21、“建筑关乎环境的改善，包括物理环境、社会环境、政治环境。”——Arjen Oosterman 《Volume》

22、“建筑不仅是一件事，也不仅是艺术。它需要解决真实问题，它能够还原更好的社会。”——Xiaodu Liu “建筑能做什么? ” 《建筑日报》刘晓都访谈录

23、“建筑不仅仅是在场地上建造房子，它还是对场地的塑造。”——Sean Lally 《来自其他星球的空气》

24、“建筑是一种语言，应当遵循语法规则的设计方式，否则会出现不匹配的状况。”——Prince Charles 在《建筑评论》上发表文章

19. "Architecture is not a question of the purely theoretical if you're interested in building buildings. It's the art of what is possible." - Paul Rudolph in Chicago Architects Oral History Project
20. "Architecture is geometry." - álvaro Siza in Imaginar a Evidência (Imagining Evidence)
21. "Architecture is about improving conditions: environmental, social and sometimes also political." - Arjen Oosterman in Volume
22. "Architecture is not just one thing. It is not just an art. … It has to deal with the real situation; it has to do something good for the society." - Xiaodu Liu in "What Can Architecture Do? An Interview with Xiaodu Liu" on ArchDaily
23. "Architecture is much more than the building of an object on a site: it is a reinvention of the site itself." - Sean Lally in The Air From Other Planets
24. "Architecture is a language: new designs should abide by grammatical rules to avoid dissonance with existing structures." - Prince Charles in The Architectural Review



25、“建筑是等待想象、构思、建造的未知故事。”——Matthew Hoffman 主持的「空白空间推出建筑故事创作比赛」

26、“建筑是通过环境的设计来服务于社会。”——Kevin J Singh 在《成功建筑生活的21条规则》中说道

27、“建筑是一项复杂的工作，关于项目的所有方面都需要同时进行，这在平常非常罕见。”——Rem Koolhaas 《Design》

28、“建筑的目的是通过艺术性的表达方式，来满足庇护与安全的需求。”——Jay A. Pritzker在1985年普利兹克颁奖典礼上的讲话

29、“建筑是你必须要感受的艺术。你可以不作画，你可以不听音乐，你可以不了解历史。但你只有足够幸运，才能远离建筑。”——Philippe Daverio在《纽约的人类》一书中写道

30、“建筑是文化的固化。”——Jean Nouvel《新闻周刊》

25. "Architecture is an untapped source of magnificent stories waiting to be imagined, visualized, and built." - Matthew Hoffman in "Blank Space Launches Architecture Storytelling Competition"
26. "Architecture is about serving others through the design of the built environment." - Kevin J Singh in "21 Rules for A Successful Life in Architecture"
27. "Architecture is a very complex effort everywhere. It’s very rare that all the forces that need to coincide to actually make a project proceed are happening at the same time." - Rem Koolhaas in Co.Design
28. "Architecture is intended to transcend the simple need for shelter and security by becoming an expression of artistry." - Jay A. Pritzker in his 1985 Pritzker Ceremony Speech
29. "Architecture is the only art that you can't help but feel. You can avoid paintings, you can avoid music, and you can even avoid history. But good luck getting away from architecture." - Philippe Daverio in Humans of New York
30. "Architecture is the petrification of a cultural moment." - Jean Nouvel in Newsweek



31、“建筑的特点是持久与寿命，需要长时间的教育、培训、工作、生活。”——Catherine Slessor在《建筑评论》上发表文章

32、“建筑是一堆无法调和的东西。”——Juhani Pallasmaa 《建筑评论》

33、“许多方面而言，建筑是科幻小说，它是自身的思维辩证。”——Geoff Manaugh 《建筑》

34、“建筑在大程度上来说与世界的人口无关，因为这是来自建筑师的自主选择。”——Bruce Mau 《建筑》


35、“建筑不仅仅是地平面上的围护结构，它更多的是融入城市的公园与公共空间。”——Alissa Walker “Gizmodo”

36、“建筑学是建筑创作过程的胜利代表。”——Sam Jacob 日志

31. "Architecture is characterised by endurance and longevity: a long education, long training, long hours and long lives." - Catherine Slessor in The Architectural Review
32. "Architecture is a muddle of irreconcilable things." - Juhani Pallasmaa in The Architectural Review
33. "Architecture is, in many ways, a very specific type of science fiction; it is its own genre of speculative thought," - Geoff Manaugh in Architect
34. "Architecture is largely irrelevant to the great mass of the world's population because architects have chosen to be." - Bruce Mau in Architect
35. "Architecture is becoming less about a single walled-off phallus on the horizon, and more about parks and public spaces which engage with the city." - Alissa Walker in Gizmodo
36. "Architecture is most often a victory over the process of creating architecture." - Sam Jacob in Log



37、“建筑学能够对现状提出深刻批判。”——Reinhold Martin “Place”

38、“建筑在空间中如此引人注目，它会影响到每个人。”——Gautam Bhatia 在印度国际中心季刊

39、“建筑不仅仅是一座房子，它意味着提升人们的生活质量。”——Diébédo Francis Kéré《华盛顿邮报》

40、“建筑是物理过程，它需要触摸与感受，才能更好地理解。”——Nicolai Ouroussoff《洛杉矶时报》

41、“建筑真的很困难，我近期才意识到这一点。它就像音乐，你可以享受，但它仍然是个不同的故事。”——Diana Agrest “nprEd”

37. "Architecture is capable of mounting a profound critique of the status quo." - Reinhold Martin in Places
38. "Architecture is such a conspicuous immensely physical object in space its presence is bound to influence everyone.” - Gautam Bhatia in India International Centre Quarterly
39. "Architecture is not just about building. It's a means of improving people's quality of life." - Diébédo Francis Kéré in Washington Post
40. “Architecture is a physical experience — it needs to be seen and touched to be wholly understood.” – Nicolai Ouroussoff in Los Angeles Times
41. "Architecture is really difficult. I realized that only very recently. It's like music. You can enjoy it but — to know it — it's a different story." - Diana Agrest in nprEd



42、“建筑能够吸收、融合所有东西。”——Ole Bouman 《Volume》

43、“建筑不仅仅关乎技术与美学，同时还是生活方式的框架，足够幸运的话，应该关乎智能化生活。”——Bernard Rudofsky

44、“建筑是一门学科，在其中你可以感受多方面的兴趣。你能够成为、哲学家、地理学家、科学家、艺术家、工程师，你还会充满诗意。”——Toshiko Mori 大都市

45、“建筑是更高目标的追求。”——Stanley Tigerman 《新闻周刊》

46、“建筑师大众化的艺术，大众是严厉的评论者。”——Eric Parry 《卫报》

47、“建筑是形式制造者、问题解决者、环境创造者，国际博览会便是建筑的实验室。”——Ada Louise Huxtable 《纽约时报》

42. "Architecture is capable of absorbing anything, and hence tends to dissolve into everything." - Ole Bouman in Volume
43. "Architecture is not just a matter of technology and aesthetics but the frame for a way of life – and, with luck, an intelligent way of life." - Bernard Rudofsky
44. "Architecture is a discipline where you can have multivalent interests. You could be a philosopher, a geographer, a scientist, an artist, an engineer; you can be poetic about it." - Toshiko Mori in Metropolis
45. "Architecture is supposed to be about a higher purpose." - Stanley Tigerman in Newsweek
46. "Architecture is the most public of the arts, and the public are severe critics." - Eric Parry in The Guardian
47. "Architecture is a form-maker, problem‐solver and environment‐creator, and the international exposition is its laboratory." - Ada Louise Huxtable in New York Times



48、“建筑是完整的自然。好建筑让自然更美好、更有能量。”——Claudio Silvestrin 《瑞丽家居设计》

49、“建筑是人类进程的一小部分，但对于建筑实践者而言，我们相信它的潜力，它能够改变、丰富、适应人类的体验，突破重重障碍，成为生活的美好支柱。”——Frank Gehry 在1989年普利兹克奖颁奖典礼上的演讲

50、“建筑不是一件私人的事情，即使是一座住宅也需要服务于家人与朋友，大部分建筑需要服务于每个人。那么建筑需要满足每个人的需求，建筑师就必须从中找到共同点。”——John Portman《建筑师是开发商》

51、“建筑是社会艺术，那么作为社会艺术，那么建筑师的社会责任就在于不仅仅让它满足功能需求，同时还要满足精神需求。”——Samuel Mockbee

52、“建筑太过重要，因此无法一个人完成。”——Sarah Wigglesworth 《客厅》

53、“建筑不仅仅关乎建筑师与客户，它还影响每个人，它应当为每个人所理解。”——Blair Kamin

48. "Architecture is supposed to complete nature. Great architecture makes nature more beautiful—it gives it power."- Claudio Silvestrin in Elle Decor
49. "Architecture is a small piece of this human equation, but for those of us who practice it, we believe in its potential to make a difference, to enlighten and to enrich the human experience, to penetrate the barriers of misunderstanding and provide a beautiful context for life's drama." - Frank Gehry in his 1989 Pritzker Prize Ceremony Speech
50. "Architecture is not a private affair; even a house must serve a whole family and its friends, and most buildings are used by everybody, people of all walks of life. If a building is to meet the needs of all the people, the architect must look for some common ground of understanding and experience." - John Portman in "The Architect as Developer"
51. “Architecture is a social art. And as a social art, it is our social responsibility to make sure that we are delivering architecture that meets not only functional and creature comforts, but also spiritual comfort.” - Samuel Mockbee
52. "Architecture is too important to be left to men alone." - Sarah Wigglesworth in Parlour
53. "Architecture is not a purely private transaction between architects and clients. It affects everyone, so it ought to be understandable to everyone. - Blair Kamin



54、“建筑至关重要与持久，因为它包含了人类，它还包含了人类所经历、退出、使用的空间。”——理查德·迈耶在1984年普利兹克奖颁奖典礼上的讲话

55、“建筑应当是思想，而非仅仅是材料。”——Qingyun Ma 《洛杉矶时报》

56、“建筑不仅仅只有博物馆，还有贫民窟。”——Juan Ramon Adsuara 国家公共电台

57、“建筑是对现实的回馈。”——Wouter Vanstiphout《Archis》

58、“建筑只是个背景，建筑美学将人们聚集起来，并创造公共空间。”——Wouter Vanstiphout 在 AD访谈

59、“建筑关乎希望与改变，它让生活更加有趣。”——Lars Lerup 《建筑》

54. "Architecture is vital and enduring because it contains us; it describes space, space we move through, exit in and use." - Richard Meier in his 1984 Pritzker Prize Ceremony Speech
55. "Architecture is more about ideas than materials." - Qingyun Ma in Los Angeles Times
56. "Architecture is not just for big star projects like museums. It's for the slums around them, too." - Juan Ramon Adsuara in npr
57. "Architecture is bashful about reality." - Wouter Vanstiphout in Archis
58. "Architecture is just background. The beauty of architecture is that it brings people together and can create public constructs." - Ben Van Berkel in AD Interviews
59. "Architecture is about hope, about change—it makes life more exciting." - Lars Lerup in Architect



60、“建筑所受到的褒义与贬义的评论比人们所做得要多得多，其中包含三分之一的感知空间、四分之一的穿越旅行等等，亦或是五分之一的实用价值、七分之一的幸福感悟，以及十一分之一的预兆。”——Philip Nobel 《大都会》

61、“建筑是需要保存的神秘事物。”——Jean Nouvel《赫芬顿邮报》

62、“建筑就如同社会的愿景。”——Lisa Rochon 《环球邮报》

63、“建筑就像Dorian Gray的画作，在公共场所，它看起来十分耀眼，而在视野之外，它的灵魂有些萎靡。”——Lance Hosey 《建筑》

64、“建筑关乎理性，不是吗？”——Alfred Caldwell 《芝加哥论坛报》

65、“建筑是乐观的职业。”——Johanna Hurme “Spcing”

60. "Architecture is blessed and cursed with more dimensions than its greats know what to do with: the three of sensible space, the celebrated fourth of travel through it; and others, ineffable, beyond—the fifth of utility, say, the seventh of happy accident, the ominous eleventh." - Philip Nobel in Metropolis
61. "Architecture is a mystery that must be preserved." - Jean Nouvel in Huffington Post
62. "Architecture is only as great as the aspirations of its society." - Lisa Rochon in Globe and Mail
63."Architecture is like the picture of Dorian Gray: It can look beautiful in public, while somewhere out of sight its true soul withers and rots." - Lance Hosey in Architect
64. "Architecture is about reason-right?" - Alfred Caldwell in Chicago Tribune
65. "Architecture is a profession of optimism." - Johanna Hurme in spacing



66、“建筑关乎光线的操控，其中包括自然光与人造光。”——Tom Kundig 《建筑实录》

67、“在许多情况下，建筑承载了太多重量。”——Patricia Patkau 《环球邮报》

68、“建筑并不是个目标，它是为人们的生活与工作而服务，它是个框架，而不是实景。”——William Wurster

69、“建筑是社会文化中绽放的花。”——Alan Balfour 艺术论文

70、“建筑不仅仅是站在街上发表声明，它为生活创造环境。”——Dion Neutra 《洛杉矶时报》

71、“建筑是个编译过程。”——Fernando Romero 《大都会》

66. "Architecture is about the manipulation of light: both artificial light and day lighting."- Tom Kundig in Architectural Record
67. “Architecture is expected to carry too much weight in many cases.” - Patricia Patkau in Globe and Mail
68. “Architecture is not a goal. Architecture is for life and pleasure and work and for people. The picture frame, not the picture.” - William Wurster
69. "Architecture is the most obvious flower of a society's culture." - Alan Balfour in Art Papers
70. "Architecture is more than making a statement from the street. It's making an environment for living.” - Dion Neutra in Los Angeles Times
71. “Architecture is a translation process.” - Fernando Romero in Metropolis



72、“建筑是虽然狭窄、但却令人着迷的事业。”——Nicholas Grimshaw 《卫报》

73、“建筑令人困惑的点在于，每个人所感受到的幸福感并不一致，而这也是我们所关注的问题所在。”——Alain de Botton 《幸福建筑》

74、“建筑就像城市芭蕾。”——Aaron Betsky 《纽约时报》

75、“建筑是胜利者书写的历史风格。”——Herbert Muschamp 《纽约时报》

76、“建筑由真实与物理自由的信仰所驱动，即某个事物的特定品质，例如材料、形式、布局、本质、细部等等。”——Kester Rattenbury 《这不是建筑：媒体建设》

77、“建筑不仅仅只是房子的代名词。”——Francisco "Patxi" Mangado

72. "Architecture is quite a narrow, obsessive business." - Nicholas Grimshaw in The Guardian
73. "Architecture is perplexing in how inconsistent is its capacity to generate the happiness on which its claim to our attention is founded." - Alain de Botton in The Architecture of Happiness
74. "Architecture is a kind of urban ballet." - Aaron Betsky in New York Times
75. "Architecture is a history of style written by the victors." - Herbert Muschamp in New York Times
76. "Architecture is driven by belief in the nature of the real and the physical: the specific qualities of one thing - its material, form, arrangement, substance, detail - over another." - Kester Rattenbury in This is Not Architecture: Media Constructions
77. "Architecture is not always synonymous with building." - Francisco "Patxi" Mangado



78、“建筑十分复杂，就如同其他复杂事务一样，在一开始就容易让人迷惑。”——Guy Horton 《大都会》

79、“建筑是想象遇上生活。”——Kazuyo Sejima & Ryue Nishizawa 在2010年普利兹克颁奖典礼致辞中

80、“建筑是一次自我旅行，你将事情做好，将建筑建造，然后欣然地看着这一切。这就是我享受生活的原因所在。”——Stanley Tigerman 《芝加哥论坛报》

81、“建筑是一个奇怪的领域，在这里我们需要不断地向每个人证明设计的重要意义。这让人有些疲劳。”——Amale Andraos 《大都会》

82、“建筑关乎稳定性的缺乏，以及如何来解决问题的概念，建筑关乎虚空的空间，以及如何在其中行走自如的概念。”——Geoff Manaugh 《卫报》

83、“建筑既是艺术，又是实践追求，那么这个专业也会将热爱艺术、追求设计、喜欢实践的人区分开。”——Paul Goldberger 《纽约时报》

78. "Architecture is complicated and like other complicated things it is prone to entropy from the outset." - Guy Horton in Metropolis
79. "Architecture is where imagination meets life." - Kazuyo Sejima & Ryue Nishizawa in their 2010 Pritzker Prize Ceremony Speech
80. "Architecture is an incredible ego trip. You get things done, you build them, you look at them. That's why I enjoy life and don't have an ulcer. - Stanley Tigerman in the Chicago Tribune
81. "Architecture is a strange field where we’re constantly asked to demonstrate over and over why design matters, to everyone, all the time. It’s exhausting." - Amale Andraos in Metropolis
82. "Architecture is about the lack of stability and how to address it. Architecture is about the void and how to cross it. Architecture is about inhospitability and how to live within it." - Geoff Manaugh in The Guardian
83. "Architecture is both an art and a practical pursuit, and the profession has always been divided between those who emphasize the art, that is pure design, and those who give priority to the practical." - Paul Goldberger in New York Times



84、“建筑是文明的永恒表达。”——Charlie Rose

85、“建筑并不适合内心萎靡、身体虚弱的人。”——Martin Filler 《纽约书评》

86、“建筑是一项危险的工作，如果作家写了质量低下的小说，只是不会有读者，那么如果建筑师设计了一座坏建筑，那么这会给整个场所带来将近百年的折磨。”——Renzo Piano 《时代》

87、“建筑是当前时代的病理学。”——Forensic Architecture

88、“建筑是一门学科，在其中结合了外围护结构的建造、空间的形成，甚至说是对于‘自由’的限制。”——E. Sean Bailey & Erandi de Silva在《商业智能》第一版印刷版上发表了《免费: 松散的建筑》

89、“建筑很有趣，但其自身却毫无意义。”——Massimiliano Fuksas 《纽约时报》

84. Architecture is one of the reflections of the permanence of a civilization. - Charlie Rose
85. Architecture is not a profession for the faint-hearted, the weak-willed, or the short-lived. - Martin Filler in The New York Review of Books
86. "Architecture is a very dangerous job. If a writer makes a bad book, eh, people don't read it. But if you make bad architecture, you impose ugliness on a place for a hundred years." - Renzo Piano in Time
87. "Architecture is the pathology of the contemporary era." - Forensic Architecture
88. "Architecture is a discipline directly engaged with shaping enclosure, of erecting and toppling barriers or—more explicitly—of extending and limiting ‘freedoms’." - E. Sean Bailey & Erandi de Silva in "BI's First Print Edition Released - FREE: Architecture on the Loose"
89. "Architecture is interesting, but by itself it means nothing." - Massimiliano Fuksas in New York Times



90、“建筑是艺术，但是我们很少像玩耍、看书、绘画那样地将注意力放在建筑之中。”——Witold Rybczynski 《大都会》

91、“建筑与监管控制系统相关。”——Eric Howeler 《Volumn》

92、“建筑是90%的商业加10%的艺术。”——Albert Kahn

93、“相比起其他艺术，建筑更加理论化、更加沉溺、更加内省。”——Paul Gapp 《芝加哥论坛报》

94、“建筑是发明。”——Oscar Niemeyer《新闻周刊》

95、“建筑具有政治色彩。”——Richard Rogers 《金融时报》

90. "Architecture is an art, yet we rarely concentrate our attention on buildings as we do on plays, books, and paintings." - Witold Rybczynski in Metropolis
91. "Architecture is aligned with and implicated in the systems of surveillance and control." - Eric Howeler in Volume
92. "Architecture is 90 per cent business and 10 per cent art." - Albert Kahn
93. "Architecture is probably the subject of more theorizing, navel-gazing and introspective agonizing than any of the other arts." - Paul Gapp in the Chicago Tribune
94. "Architecture is invention."- Oscar Niemeyer in Newsweek
95. "Architecture is always political." - Richard Rogers in Financial Times



96、“建筑是思维的框架，它关乎思想，建筑专业便是关乎如何将这些思想实现。”——Christopher Janney 《建筑实录》

97、“建筑是参与者的积极互动。”——Jonathan C. Molloy 《建筑日报》

98、“建筑不仅仅需要发展自身的领域，还要吸收其他领域的内涵。”——Maya Engeli 《Volume》

99、“建筑首先为人民与社会服务，这是建筑师的职责所在，设计满足人们需求的建筑，让人们欢聚一堂，让人们与自然世界联系在一起，同时保留珍贵的自然资源。”——Steven Ehrlich 《大都会》

100、“建筑就是为了在宇宙中塑造空间，而不是一味地模仿已有形态。”——Stefanos Polyzoides 洛杉矶时报

101、“建筑是公共产物，因此会引起大众的关注。”——Reed Kroloff 《Architecture》

96. "Architecture is a frame of mind, it’s about ideas; the profession is about how to translate those ideas into the real world." - Christopher Janney in Architectural Record
97. "Architecture is an active participant in the interactions of people within it." - Jonathan C. Molloy in ArchDaily
98. "Architecture is not only developing in its own realm, it is constantly assimilating achievements from other fields. - Maya Engeli in Volume
99. "Architecture is first and foremost about serving people and society. This is an architect’s responsibility: to design buildings that fulfill their practical purpose, bring people together, and connect us to the natural world while preserving precious resources." - Steven Ehrlich in Metropolis
100. "Architecture is about building a place in the universe, not about mimicking a depleted, decrepit reality." - Stefanos Polyzoides in The LA Times
101. "Architecture is a public commodity, and as such invites public scrutiny." - Reed Kroloff in Architecture*



102、“建筑并不是为了创造新事物，而是为了满足需求与期望。”——André Tavares 《福布斯》

103、“建筑就如同品牌的广而告之。”——Patrizio Bertelli 《纽约时报》

104、“建筑不仅仅是为了满足特定的需求，它通过刺激生活而得以实现。”——Bjarke Ingels 《Co.Design》

105、“建筑挂钩生活，如果某个个体十分敏感，那么它就能假设出见证过往生活的品质。”——Peter Zumthor 《Thinking Architecture》
106、“建筑很灵活。”——Krzysztof Wodiczko 《圣路易斯邮报》

107、“建筑是科学与小说的结合。”——Winy Maas 《Domus》

102. “Architecture is not about the creation of newness but rather about the fulfillment of needs and expectations." - André Tavares in Forbes
103. "Architecture is the same as advertising for communicating the brand." - Patrizio Bertelli in The New York Times
104. "Architecture is not just about accommodating very prescriptive demands—it’s doing it in a way that stimulates the unfolding of life. - Bjarke Ingels in Co.Design
105. "Architecture is exposed to life. If its body is sensitive enough, it can assume a quality that bears witness to past life." - Peter Zumthor in Thinking Architecture
106. "Architecture is flexible.” - Krzysztof Wodiczko in St. Louis Post - Dispatch*
107. "Architecture is a combination of science and fiction." - Winy Maas in Domus



108、“建筑是我们最常亲密接触到的艺术，它很实用，也是生活所需，同时也很难界定建筑中的‘艺术’从何处开始。”——Jonathan Jones 《卫报》

109、“建筑并不是让人备受鼓舞的事业，它更是理性的过程，人们需要去做一些充满希望的事，而这些事关乎美学，这就是全部。”——Harry Seidler 《悉尼先驱晨报》

110、“政治领导人会通过建筑进行诱导、施压，甚至威胁。”——Deyan Sudjic 《华盛顿邮报》

111、“建筑是重新思考研究过程的案例。”——B.D. Wortham 《建筑教育》

112、“建筑是关乎人们住宅的形式，它并不复杂，也并不简单。”——Alejandro Aravena 在2016年普利兹克奖的接受演讲中

113、“相比于电影、时尚、产品设计，建筑的概念非常模糊，它就经济而言非常重要，但是出于某些原因，它也没有得到认可。”——Tamsie Thomson 《建筑师杂志》

108. "Architecture is the art we all encounter most often, most intimately, yet precisely because it is functional and necessary to life, it's hard to be clear about where the "art" in a building begins." - Jonathan Jones in The Guardian
109. "Architecture is not an inspirational business, it's a rational procedure to do sensible and hopefully beautiful things; that's all." Harry Seidler in the Sydney Morning Herald
110. "Architecture is used by political leaders to seduce, to impress, and to intimidate.” - Deyan Sudjic in The Washington Post
111. "Architecture is a paradigm for reconsidering research.” B.D. Wortham in Journal of Architectural Education*
112. "Architecture is about giving form to the places where people live. It is not more complicated than that but also not simpler than that. - Alejandro Aravena in his 2016 Pritzker Prize acceptance speech
113. "Architecture is generally a poor relative to things like film, fashion and product design. Even though it is economically more important, for some reason it is not getting the recognition." - Tamsie Thomson in The Architects' Journal



114、“建筑是复杂而清晰的过程，如果没有这个过程，而只保留形式，那么你就失去了建筑的核心内容。”——André Tavares 《Wallpaper》

116、“建筑是实践的诗歌。”——Bjarke Ingels “New Yorker Festival”

117、“建筑是协商的结果。”——Felipe Mesa 《Domus》

118、“建筑不只是房子，它们还能够激励人们去完成更棒的事。”——Fisk Johnson 在2017年芝加哥建筑双年展

114. "Architecture is a complex and articulated process but if you lose the process and only keep the form you lose the core of architectural practice." - André Tavares in Wallpaper*
116. "Architecture is practical poetry." - Bjarke Ingels at the New Yorker Festival
117. "Architecture is the sum of inevitable negotiations." - Felipe Mesa in Domus
118. "Architecture is more than just buildings; these structures can inspire and motivate people to do great things." Fisk Johnson for the 2017 Chicago Architecture Biennial



119、“建筑从来不缺乏声音。”——Guy Horton 《《大都会》》

120、“建筑是对空间、城市、景观的瞬时改变，我们认为这很长久，但是也不一定。”——Jean Nouvel 《纽约时报》

121、“建筑就如同生活，对于问题的权衡而已。”——Paul Goldberger 《纽约时报》

119. "Architecture is one of those disciplines that has no shortage of voices." - Guy Horton in Metropolis
120.“Architecture is always a temporary modification of the space, of the city, of the landscape. We think that it’s permanent. But we never know.” - Jean Nouvel in The New York Times
121. "Architecture is like life: a matter of trade-offs." - Paul Goldberger in The New York Times