Augustus Pugin
An English architect, designer, artist, and critic, he was a leading figure in the Gothic Revival style, known for his work on the Houses of Parliament.
Quotes by Augustus Pugin
The architect should be a man of love and charity.
The architect should be a man of peace and harmony.
The architect should be a man of joy and happiness.
The architect should be a man of light and truth.
The architect should be a man of beauty and grace.
The architect should be a man of strength and power.
The architect should be a man of wisdom and knowledge.
The architect should be a man of understanding and discernment.
The architect should be a man of skill and artistry.
The architect should be a man of genius and inspiration.
The history of past architecture is the history of the world's faith.
All revival of art must be based upon religion.
True principles of pointed or Christian architecture must be drawn from the works of those who built in the Middle Ages.
The abuse of ornament is the greatest crime in architecture.
Architecture is the expression of the age in which it is built.
In the present state of society, the only true architecture is that which revives the past.
The Gothic style is the only one which is truly Christian.
Modern architecture is a chaos of forms without meaning.
Every detail in a building should have its reason and purpose.
The soul of architecture is in its symbolism.