10 Famous Architect Quotes Expressed by the Late, Great Grumpy Cat

Language of Lighting Staff Writer

June 21, 2019

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In memory of Grumpy Cat, here’s a compilation of quotes that prove architects are basically Grumpy Cat. Only he can capture the true spirit of these quotes from famous architects.

architect quote, Frank Gehry, architecture, architect, building, grumpy cat — 98% of what gets built today is sh**. – Frank Gehry

“98% of what gets built today is sh**. There’s no sense of design nor respect for humanity or anything. They’re bad buildings and that’s it.”
– Frank Gehry

Fun fact: One of Frank Gehry’s most famous works as an architect is his own private Santa Monica residence.

Frank Lloyd Wright, quote, architect quote, less is more, design, grumpy cat — Less is only more where more is no good. – Frank Lloyd Wright

Fun fact: Wright was extremely prolific: he designed over 1,000 different structures and completed 532 of them.

Le Corbusier, quote, drawing, architecture, grumpy cat — I prefer drawing to talking. Drawing is faster, and leaves less room for lies. – Le Corbusier

Fun fact: Le Corbusier also designed furniture, leading to this delightful quote: ”Chairs are architecture, sofas are bourgeois.”

Zaha Hadid, architect, quote, easy life, architecture, grumpy cat — If You Want an Easy Life, Don’t Be an Architect. – Zaha Hadid

Fun fact: Hadid was the first woman to win the Pritzker Architecture Prize and designed the Guangzhou Opera House and Broad Art Musuem in Los Angeles.

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, quote, architect quote, architecture, goals, grumpy cat — I don’t want to be interesting. I want to be good. – Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

Fun fact: A man of five names, he went by “Mies.”

Jean Nouvel, building, famous, architect, quote, architecture, grumpy cat — My buildings are more famous than me. – Jean Nouvel

Fun fact: He is correct. #goals

Luis Barragan, serenity, architecture, quote, architect, grumpy cat — Any work of architecture which does not express serenity is a mistake. – Luis Barragan

Fun fact: All of Barragan’s completed projects are located in his native Mexico. Serenity. Now.

Massimo Vignelli, fight, ugliness, grumpy cat, cookie monster, architect, quote — Fight against the ugliness. – Massimo Vignelli

Fun fact: Vignelli designed the famed New York City Subway map.

Ludwig Mies ven der Rohe, build, architect, quote, grumpy cat, architecture — Build! Don’t talk. – Ludwig Mies ven der Rohe

Fun fact: Mies was really good at pithy quotes.

Frank Gehry, architect, quote, grumpy cat — I don’t know why people hire architects and then tell them what to do. – Frank Gehry

Fun fact: Frank Gehry is 90 years old and still lives in Santa Monica in the famous house that he built, where he presently does not give a shingle about your feelings. Carry on good sir. Carry on.