As an architect, you design for the present, with an awareness of the past, for a future which is essentially unknown.

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"As an architect, you design for the present with an awareness of the past, for a future which is essentially unknown."

- Norman Foster

Awareness

"If you weren’t an optimist, it would be impossible to be an architect."

- Norman Foster

Belief

"Good design encourages a viewer to want to learn more."

- Norman Foster

Inspiration

"I think you never stop learning."

- Norman Foster

Learning

"Everything we design is a response to the specific climate and culture of a particular place."

- Norman Foster

Adaptation

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"Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground."

- Theodore Roosevelt

Vision

"Vision is not enough. It must be combined with venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps; we must also step up the stairs."

- Vaclav Havel

Vision

"The best way to predict the future is to create it."

- Peter Drucker

Vision

"Reality is wrong. Dreams are for the real."

- Tupac Shakur

Vision

"Go as far as you can see; when you get there, you'll be able to see further."

- Thomas Carlyle

Vision