LOUIS KAHN QUOTES

“Architecture is the thoughtful making of spaces.”

“A great building must begin with the unmeasurable, must go through measurable means when it is being designed, and in the end must be unmeasurable.”

“A room is not a room without natural light.”

“The sun never knew how great it was until it hit the side of a building.”

“I try to give people a different way of looking at their surroundings. That’s art to me.”

“Architecture is the reaching out for the truth.”

“A space must be walked through and the walking through must be shared.”

“In every work of genius, we recognize our own rejected thoughts.”

“There is a sense of anticipation and a sense that something unexpected may be about to happen.” “Design is not making beauty, beauty emerges from selection, affinities, integration, love.”

“The creation of art is not the fulfillment of a need but the creation of a need.”

“The room has to be comfortable; the house has to look habitable.”

“A great building must begin with the immeasurable, must go through measurable means when it is being designed, and in the end must be unmeasurable.” LIFE IS LIKE A GAME OF CHESS QUOTE

“Architecture is the balance of light and shade.”

“Do not try to do the work of others. Do your own work.”

“A timeless building inspires because it is relevant to what we are today.”

“When you look at a pyramid, it is very abstract. But when you see an ancient Egyptian at the base of the pyramid, you can understand it. You are looking at a man who is pulling a heavy stone.”

“Great architecture doesn’t just happen. It needs to be nurtured, cared for, and loved.”

“Architecture appears for the first time when the sunlight hits a wall.”

“I feel that the greatest reward for doing is the opportunity to do more.”

“Even a brick wants to be something.”

“A building is not just a place to be but a way of being.”

“Light is the giver of all presences.”

“An original is hard to achieve, but it is the only thing worth achieving.”