Occupation: Architect Birth: October 31, 1950 Death: March 31, 2016
Architecture is really about well-being. I think that people want to feel good in a space... On the one hand it's about shelter, but it's also about ….
Of course there is a lot of fluidity now between art, architecture and fashion - a lot more cross-pollination in the disciplines, but this isn't abou….
Women are always told, 'You're not going to make it, its too difficult, you can't do that, don't enter this competition, you'll never win it,' - they….
I'm trying to discover - invent, I suppose - an architecture, and forms of urban planning, that do something of the same thing in a contemporary way.….
I used to not like being called a 'woman architect.' I'm an architect, not just a woman architect. The guys used to tap me on the head and say 'you'r….
Architecture is really about well-being. I think that people want to feel good in a space ... On the one hand it's about shelter, but it's also about….
Yes, I'm a feminist, because I see all women as smart, gifted and tough..
A brilliant design will always benefit from the input of others..
Different projects give you satisfaction in different ways..
Architecture is like writing. You have to edit it over and over so it looks effortless.
I have always appreciated those who dare to experiment with materials and proportions..
You have to be very focused and work very hard, but it is not about working hard without knowing what your aim is!.
The goal posts might shift, but you should have a goal..
Too many are too obsessed by method. it becomes a dogma..
I think about architecture all the time. That's the problem. But I've always been like that. I dream it sometimes..
I am eccentric, I admit it, but I am not a nutcase..
Architecture is how the person places herself in the space. Fashion is about how you place the object on the person..
Know what it is that you are trying to find out..
You really have to have a goal. The goal posts might shift, but you should have a goal. Know what it is you want to find out..
You have to really believe not only in yourself; you have to believe that the world is actually worth your sacrifices..
I really believe in the idea of the future..