Architect Quotes and aphorisms about profession Walter Gropius Christopher Alexander Rem Koolhaas Peter Zumthor ,, The first 10 years of my professional life had only to do with running away from my father. He was ... Helmut Jahn Thom Mayne ,, I fought violently for the autonomy of architecture. It's a very passive, weak profession where peo... Charles Jencks Santiago Calatrava Renzo Piano James Polshek ,, I don't think architecture should be considered as an art form in the first instance. Whenever I sa...