“I don't think things necessarily should have a meaning. If stuff has a meaning then why do [writing] about it? If you're trying to say, 'Tall buildings are great' why not just leave it at that: "Tall buildings are great."” IfsThinkingShouldWritingTryingStuffBuildingShould HaveWhy NotTallTall Buildings Author:Jonathan Meades
“The construction industry likes nothing more than a blank canvas onto which they can impose a brand new building, because that way they can make more money.” WayBuildingIndustryLikesBrandsConstructionMore MoneyBlankCanvasBrand NewBlank CanvasConstruction Industry Author:Jonathan Meades
“Conversion requires a subtler mind. Architects don't like it, architects want to create their own landmark buildings so that people a few years hence will say, 'Oh, that building there is being knocked down, who did that one?'” PeopleWantYearsMindBuildingConversionArchitectKnocked DownLandmarks Author:Jonathan Meades
“In creating a building, architects do think they're making the world a better place. And then they hope to make the world an even better place by making another thing which will be even bigger than the last thing... and it is part of the pathology of being an architect to believe thus, and they do believe it, despite all the evidence to the contrary.” ThinkingWorldBelieveLastsBuildingCreatingEvidenceBiggerContraryDespiteArchitectBetter PlacePathology Author:Jonathan Meades
