Mahatma Gandhi

"Dreams at first seem impossible, then seem improbable, and finally, when we commit ourselves, become inevitable." Mahatma Gandhi

AA Prize for Unbuilt Work (2011)

"And finally, in the current trend of architectural practice, rather than negating reality as paper architecture has often done in the twentieth century, the successful entrants to the AA Prize for Unbuilt Work build upon a passion for what is “real” – issues facing us today that can be projected over various scales to change our course into the future." Timothy Moore, Architecture AU

Manfredo Tafuri, "Architecture and Utopia" (1976)

"First among the intellectual illusions to be done away with is that which, by means of the image alone, tries to anticipate the conditions of an architecture ‘for a liberated society.’ Who proposes such slogan avoids asking himself if, its obvious utopianism aside, this object is perusable without a revolution of architectural language, method, and structure which goes far beyond simple subjective will or the simple adapting of syntax.” p.179

Max-Neef, "Human Scale Development" (1991)

"Every discipline, in becoming increasingly reductionist and technocratic, has given way to a process of dehumanization. To humanize ourselves again from within our own disciplines is the great challenge. Only such an effort can build the foundations for a fruitful transdisciplinary endeavor that may truly contribute to the solution of the real problematique affecting our world today." PDF Book.

Dalai Lama, "Beyond Religion" (2011)

"Of course, all the world’s major religions, with their emphasis on love, compassion, patience, tolerance and forgiveness, can and do promote inner values. But the reality of the world today is that grounding ethics in religion is no longer adequate. This is why I believe the time has come to find a way of thinking about spirituality and ethics that is beyond religion." The Huffington Post

Michael Benedikt, "The Ghost of Gresham: Economics, Architecture and the Progressive Loss of Designed Value" (2007)

"To revive architecture’s value, we, as architects, need to identify publicly and quite specifically which irreducible human needs architecture serves and how it does so."

Bill Hopwood, et al, "Sustainable Development" (2005)

"Sustainable development has the potential to address fundamental challenges for humanity, now and into the future. However, to do this, it needs more clarity of meaning, concen- trating on sustainable livelihoods and well-being rather than well-having, and long term environmental sustainability, which requires a strong basis in principles that link the social and environmental to human equity."