{"id":36976,"date":"2016-11-23t16:48:43","date_gmt":"2016-11-23t21:48:43","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.deco-dalles.com\/?p=36976"},"modified":"2020-06-18t13:20:41","modified_gmt":"2020-06-18t17:20:41","slug":"quotes-construction-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.deco-dalles.com\/quotes-construction-building\/","title":{"rendered":"my favourite quotes on construction & building"},"content":{"rendered":"

throughout history, builders have always been revered for their ability to mold the natural elements into something new, perhaps something \u00a0never seen before. building is therefore\u00a0a creative act on a momentous\u00a0scale.<\/p>\n

for those\u00a0lucky enough to be involved in construction & building, it’s an incredible joy to be involved in bringing forth from\u00a0mere drawings and ideas a\u00a0structure that will stand for many lifetimes.<\/p>\n

with this in mind, here are some of my favourite quotes on construction & building. i hope they inspire you to see the role of builder as much more than just someone wearing a hard hat.<\/p>\n

famous quotes on construction & building<\/h2>\n

11.\u00a0“there is nothing more poetic and terrible than the skyscrapers’ battle with the heavens that cover them.”<\/span> -federico garcia lorca<\/span><\/p>\n

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burg kalifa, dubai<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

10.\u00a0“each of us is carving a stone, erecting a column, or cutting a piece of stained glass in the construction of something much bigger than ourselves.”<\/span> -adrienne clarkson<\/span><\/p>\n

9.\u00a0“it is not the beauty of a building you should look at; it is the construction of the foundation that will stand the test of time.”<\/span> -david allan coe<\/span><\/p>\n

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footings of the golden gate bridge stand in 110 feet of ocean water.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

8.\u00a0“we shape our buildings: thereafter, they shape us.”<\/span> -winston churchill<\/span><\/p>\n

7.\u00a0“good buildings come from good people, and all problems are solved by good design.”<\/span> -stephen gardiner<\/span><\/p>\n

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interlace apartments, singapore. – voted best new building in the world in 2015.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

6.\u00a0“i call architecture frozen music.”<\/span> -johann wolfgang von goethe<\/span><\/p>\n

5.\u00a0“you can design and create, and build the most wonderful place in the world. but it takes people to make the dream a reality.”<\/span> -walt disney<\/span><\/p>\n

4.\u00a0“when we build, let us think that we build forever.”<\/span> -john ruskin<\/span><\/p>\n

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the stelvio pass in italy has 60 180 degree turns<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

3.\u00a0“a doctor can bury his mistakes but an architect can only advise his clients to plant vines.”<\/span> -frank lloyd wright<\/span><\/p>\n

2.\u00a0“the whole difference between construction and creation is exactly this: that a thing constructed can only be loved after it is constructed; but a thing created is loved before it exists.”<\/span> -charles dickens<\/span><\/p>\n

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the samuel beckett bridge in dublin looks like harp. the harp is the national symbol for ireland.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1.\u00a0“a world which sees art and engineering as divided is not seeing the world as a whole.”<\/span> -professor sir edmund happold<\/span><\/p>\n

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and here’s my favourite construction movie quote that fits right in:<\/p>\n

“if you build it, they will come.” \u00a0–field of dreams.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

do you have a favourite quote about construction or building? i\u2019d like to learn about it in the comments below.<\/p>\n

nterlace apartments photo on flickr by mcartmell<\/em><\/p>\n

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