Occupation: Architect Birth: February 28, 1929
Your best work is your expression of yourself..
Your best work is your expression of yourself. Now, you may not be the greatest at it, but when you do it, you're the only expert..
You've got to bumble forward into the unknown..
You can look anywhere and find inspiration..
Architecture is a small piece of this human equation, but for those of us who practice it, we believe in its potential to make a difference, to e….
Architecture should speak of its time and place, but yearn for timelessness..
I refuse to work unless I get paid, so I don't get a lot of work sometimes..
People ask me if I'm an artist or an architect. But I think they're the same..
Ninety percent of the buildings we live in and around aren't architecture. No, that's not right - 98 percent..
I found the material that people hated the most and used the most. So, I was going and try and see if I could play with it sculpturally..
Not every person has the same kinds of talents, so you discover what yours are and work with them..
Architecture and any art can transform a person, even save someone. It can for children - for anyone. It still does for me..
If you're serious about being an architect, you've got to learn how to take responsibility. It's not fluff. You have to do every detail on every bloo….
The best advice I've received is to be yourself. The best artists do that..
Creativity is about play and a kind of willingness to go with your intuition. It's crucial to an artist. If you know where you are going and what you….
I think the biggest problem with 'industrial' architecture is that it's lost its sense of humanity. Minimalist stuff drains all the humanity out of i….
In the end, the character of a civilization is encased in its structures..
I don't know why people hire architects and then tell them what to do..
Let the experience begin!.
We don't see the banality, but we accept banality. We accept it as inevitable, and it's not..
You have to be optimistic. I still have doubts and conflicts, but the bottom line is, I believe in the future..