Architect Gifts

"Escher! Get your ass up here."

The Neapolitan Museum of Art

Manhattan Cat atop the Chrysler Building

Manhattan Cat atop the The Rock

Manhattan Cat atop the Flatiron Building

"You're not going to put that there, are you?"

"My contractor told me Rome would only take a day."

'Hi, I'm a blueprint.'

Manhattan Cat atop the Woolworth Building

"I guess cats just can't appreciate Frank Gehry."

'This must be Fibonacci's.'

"Once, I tried to change the laces, and the Landmarks Commission came down on me like a ton of bricks."

"All I know is it's not up to code."

From The Museum Of Modern Art's Collection Of American Mixology......The Mies Martini

"I hope we can flip it before the tide comes in."

'Well, they were the low bidders.'

'I don't care if they are cheaper...we're not using them!'

"It's my design unless it falls down...then it's yours."

'Phase Two : More of the same'

Clear construction agreements are important.

"We've decided to add forty floors."

"It's just the architect's model, but I'm very excited."

'The client's not too happy with the way I interpreted the brief.'

'Let me just check the code book.'

"And nobody noticed the crease in the blueprint?"

'It's a new design to save water.'

'Of course it's not a load-bearing wall!'

'OK, that's five votes in favor of saving the historic old hotel, and one vote for stomping it to bits and eating everyone inside!'

'I could be wrong, but I don't think that was supposed to be in the design. That's a coffee stain.'

Man's house has sign reading 'Sod the council'. His neighbour says: 'Frankly, I'm amazed you got planning permission.'

'Whoa! Now they want angels and stuff... On the CEILING? None of this was in our original contract!'

Gingerbread House: Green Building Award - Baked by Elves in Solar Ovens.

I want you to draw up plans for a city that can be built in a day.

"It's a mixed-use facility: retail space, low-rent housing, luxury apartments, and an area set aside for making steel."

"I think I've spotted your problem."