Karl Friedrich Schinkel
A Prussian architect, city planner, and painter who designed many prominent buildings in Berlin, including the Altes Museum.
Quotes by Karl Friedrich Schinkel
The beauty of a building lies in its truthfulness.
Imagination is the architect's most powerful tool.
We build not only for today, but for generations to come.
The architect's task is to give form to ideas.
Every material has its own voice.
The greatest challenge is to make the complex appear simple.
Architecture is the mother of all arts.
To create is to understand.
The architect must be a master of space.
Beauty is not a luxury, but a necessity.
A building should be a sanctuary.
The future belongs to those who build it.
Innovation without tradition is empty; tradition without innovation is stagnant.
The architect's responsibility is immense.
Every line, every curve, must have a purpose.
The true measure of a civilization is its architecture.
To build is to dream in stone.
The architect must be a master of proportion.
Art is the language of the soul.
A building should be a source of inspiration.