"I am opposed to the laying down of rules or conditions to be observed in the construction of bridges lest the progress of improvement tomorrow might be embarrassed or shackled by recording or registering as law the prejudices or errors of today"

Isambard Kingdom Brunel

"Good buildings come from good people, and all problems are solved by good design"

Stephen Gardiner

"We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us"

Winston Churchill

"If you want a golden rule that will fit everything, this is it: Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful"

William Morris