Christopher Wren

I would have the building of a noble and beautiful fabric to be as lasting as the world itself.

Architecture has its political use; public buildings being the ornament of a country; it establishes a nation, draws people and commerce, makes the people love their native country, which passion is the original of all great actions in a commonwealth.

I have ever endeavoured to make the building as strong as the nature of the materials would admit.

The great aim is to make the building as useful as possible, and as beautiful as possible.

Architecture aims at eternity.

The true test of a building is its durability.

I have studied to make the building as convenient as may be for the uses to which it is designed.

The noblest fabric must be raised upon the noblest foundation.

Beauty, firmness, and convenience are the three great requisites in a building.

I have always thought that the best architecture is that which is most simple and most natural.

The eye is the best judge of proportion.

A building should be a monument of the age in which it was built.

I have always endeavoured to make my buildings speak for themselves.

The true beauty of a building consists in its fitness for the purpose for which it is designed.

I have always thought that the best way to learn architecture is to study the works of the ancients.

Architecture is the art of building well.

The greatest ornament of a city is its public buildings.

I have always endeavoured to make my buildings as strong and durable as possible.

The true architect is one who can combine beauty with utility.

I have always thought that the best way to design a building is to consider its purpose first.