Cass Gilbert

“A skyscraper is a proud and soaring thing, rising in sheer exultation that from bottom to top it is a unit without a single dissenting line.”

“This is a commercial building, a machine that makes the land pay.”

“The first principle of architectural beauty is that the essential lines of a construction be determined by a perfect appropriateness to its use.”

“It is the business of the architect to be a good citizen, and to see to it that his work contributes to the beauty and order of the community.”

“Our National life is dependent upon the patriotism and self-sacrifice of our citizens. The structure that we are building is a monument to the spirit of those who have served.”

“Architecture is the art which so disposes and adorns the edifices raised by man for whatsoever uses, that the sight of them may contribute to his mental health, power and pleasure.”

“The architect must be a prophet... a prophet in the true sense of the term... if he be not a prophet, he is a mere builder.”

“Architecture is a business as well as an art.”