I try to shut out ideas about why you should do things. Trying to do good architecture and really designing a career? There’s some attention to be paid to that, but I don’t think it’s everything.
I want to explore my design philosophy in different mediums, and I’m very interested in architecture.
Seeing architecture differently from the way you see the rest of life is a bit weird. I believe one should be consistent in all that one does, from the books you read to the way you bring up your children. Everything you do is connected.
Every one who has a heart, however ignorant of architecture he may be, feels the transcendent beauty and poetry of the mediaeval churches.
We have to base architecture on the environment.
Good conductors know when to let an orchestra lead itself. Ninety percent of what a conductor does comes in the rehearsal – the vision, the structure, the architecture.
I suppose I’m trying to build an architecture that’s as timeless as possible, although we’re all creatures of our age.
I want to abolish time, especially in the contemplation of architecture.
The more centralized the power, the less compromises need to be made in architecture.
If you examine this, I think that you will find that it’s the mechanics of Japanese architecture that have been thought of as the direct influence upon our architecture.
You can never draw enough or read enough – reading about architecture, in other words.
I went from fashion to glass in 1995, and I’m very interested in architecture.
I worked out a rather deep-dish theory defining the theater as a form of architecture rather than a form of literature.
I always look forward to the next project. That is one of the wonderful things about architecture – you always can hope for another project to design.
Personally, one of the greatest sources of inspiration for my work has been architecture. I’ve had the chance to see so many exquisite structures, whether they are historical monuments or modern commercial premises.
To come to England in the 1970s was to return to this strange other-world of half-known history. I found the imperial architecture curiously familiar: the post office, the town hall, the botanic gardens.
Do I provoke as a method of investigation? Of course. That’s the essence of architecture. Do I do it with gusto? I do.
Att our MIT lab, there are people from diverse backgrounds like architecture, psychology, and philosophy, giving a holistic touch to the creation of any technology we may have in mind.
Tension is an interesting quality – and architecture must have it. There should be elements of the inexplicable, the mysterious, and the poetic in something that is perfectly rational.
I don’t see any difference between architecture and engineering. It’s the same profession.
I am a failed architect, if I’m honest. I got a degree in art history and was about to get another degree, in architecture, but realized I would be terrible at building things because I’ve got really bad spatial awareness.
During high school, I wanted to work in architecture or engineering for no particular reason.
The Egyptian contribution to architecture was more concerned with remembering the dead than the living.
Half of architecture students are women, and you see respected, established female architects all the time.
To me… San Francisco is an ideal city, intellectually stimulating and naturally beautiful. The oceans and forests are close enough to refresh the spirit; the architecture is always exciting.
