The Architect Says: A compendium of quotes witticisms bons mots insights and wisdom on (Quotes Quips and Words of Wisdom)

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If theres anything architects like doing more than designing buildings its talking about architecture. Whether musing about their inspirations (a blank sheet of paper the sun hitting the side of a building) expanding on each others thoughts (on materials collaboration clients and constraints) or dishing out a clever quip architects make good copy. The Architect Says is a colorful compendium of quotations from more than one hundred of historys most opinionated design minds. Paired on page spreads like guests at a dinner partyan architect of today might sit next to a contemporary or someone from the eighteenth centurythese sets of quotes convey a remarkable depth and diversity of thinking. Alternately wise and amusing this elegant gem of a book makes the perfect gift for architects students and anyone curious about the ideas and personalities that have helped shape our built world.