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The initial sketch …

admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:54:57 +0000

“The initial sketch is always an emotion, not a concept.”
– Sambo Mockbee

admin — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:13:16 +0000

“It’s not about your greatness as an architect, but your compassion”
– Sambo Mockbee

admin — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 02:59:31 +0000

“That is the reason you go to college, not to make more money, but to gain the knowledge to make this a better world.”
– Sambo Mockee

admin — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 05:26:45 +0000

“Architecture, more than any other art form, is a social art and must rest on the social and cultural base of its time and place.”
– Sambo Mockbee

admin — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 02:26:15 +0000

“The practice of architecture not only requires participation in the profession but it also requires civic engagement.”
– Sambo Mockbee

admin — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 02:24:47 +0000

“I want to be over the edge, environmentally, aesthetically, and technically.”
– Sambo Mockbee

admin — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 02:24:21 +0000

“…As an artist or an architect, I have the opportunity to address wrongs and try to correct them.”
– Sambo Mockbee

admin — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 02:23:58 +0000

“Architects are by nature and pursuit, leaders and teachers.” – Sambo Mockbee

admin — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 02:23:15 +0000

“I tell my students, it’s got to be warm, dry, and noble.”
– Sambo Mockbee

admin — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 02:22:17 +0000

“If you’re going to do this you gotta pack your bags, kiss your wife goodbye, and go to war.”
– Sambo Mockbee