I remember, as a young architect, people always talked about I. M. Pei's concrete. He had a particular specification no one else knew.

- Annabelle Selldorf

To me, the nicest luxury would be to have a room where I could keep all my books in one place - and have space for more.

- Annabelle Selldorf

So much of what makes a room great is how you enter and circulate through it, how it addresses the body.

- Annabelle Selldorf

All clients think that they are architects.

- Annabelle Selldorf

Architecture is about aging well, about precision and authenticity. There is much more to the success of a building than what you can see. Im not sug…

- Annabelle Selldorf

I'm inspired by looking at art, by looking at precedent. Looking is what you have to do if you want to make things, so you develop a critical eye.

- Annabelle Selldorf

What I do isn't radical. It's just distinct in small ways.

- Annabelle Selldorf

The secret of good architecture is having more than meets the eye.

- Annabelle Selldorf

One of the things I've always loved about New York is there is so much precedent for ornament on industrial buildings.

- Annabelle Selldorf