Will Johnson
Will Johnson
cities people challenges
Maybe, just maybe, we shall at last come to care for the most important, most challenging, surely the most satisfying of all architectural creations: building cities for people to live in.
gadflies chameleon
I'm a chameleon, so changeable. I see myself as a gadfly and a questioner.
design wish cathedrals
I wish someone would ask me to design a cathedral.
scary process materials
In our universal experience unintelligent material processes do not create life
tradition
I call myself a traditionalist, although I have fought against tradition all my life.
cities houston building
Houston is undoubtedly my showcase city. I saved all my best buildings for Houston.
spiritual religious inspiration
The practice of architecture is the most delightful of all pursuits. Also, next to agriculture, it is the most necessary to man. One must eat, one must have shelter. Next to religious worship itself, it is the spiritual handmaiden of our deepest convictions.
sunset sky eggs
The sky broke like an egg into full sunset and the water caught fire.
writing thinking people
I have always wanted to write in such a way that will make people think, Why, I've always thought that but never found the words for it.
sainthood saint acceptable
Sainthood is acceptable only in saints.
beauty wall moving
the most deeply moving element in the contemplation of beauty is the element of loss. We desire to hold; but the sunset melts into the night, and the secret of the painting on the wall can never be the secret of the buyer.
self-esteem judging moments
Measure yourself by your best moments, not by your worst. We are too prone to judge ourselves by our moments of despondency and depression.
confidence believe odds
Believe in yourself and have confidence that you can compete against all odds. Have a vision of what you'd like to accomplish and be able to articulate that vision.
evil body may
You may bury my body down by the highway side. So my old evil spirit can catch a Greyhound bus and ride.