Occupation: Architect Birth: May 12, 1946
It's about how to bring together the seemingly contradictory aspects of the memorial, which is about a tragedy and how it changed the world, but also….
We often judge cities by great public buildings. But we admire great cities because people live there in a beautiful way. You have to think about how….
And it is very moving because one has to see the site not as just another site of development but it is a very special site. It is a site that souls ….
Life it is not just a series of calculations and a sum total of statistics, it's about experience, it's about participation, it is something more com….
Cities are the greatest creations of humanity..
Buffer between commercial, memorial and retail space..
Our lives are complex; our emotions are complex; our intellectual desires are complex. I believe that architecture … needs to mirror that complexity ….
Young people have the advantage because they have their whole lives open to be astonished..
What is a habit? It’s just a shackle for ourselves..
The truth is, the way you write music, it's a code. It has to be very precise. It's scientific, but ultimately it also depends on interpretation. It'….
I believe that the idea of the totality, the finality of the master-plan, is misguided. One should advocate a gradual transformation of public space,….
Winning a competition in architecture is a ticket to oblivion. It's just an idea. Ninety-nine per cent never get built..
I studied architecture in New York. So, really I was very moved, like everyone else, to try to contribute something that has that resonance and profu….
And, yes, I love the process of building..
Architecture is not based on concrete and steel, and the elements of the soil. It's based on wonder..
The official name of the project is 'Jewish Museum' but I have named it 'Between the Lines' because for me it is about two lines of thinking, organiz….
Be innovative. Don't listen to the tried and tested wisdom. Take a risk!.
We live in a time of renaissance ... cities are coming back to life, after a long neglect..
To provide meaningful architecture is not to parody history, but to articulate it..
Architecture is not just for the moment, it is not just for the next fashion magazine..
I think to be creative you have to resist taking the easy path..