The difference between a builder and an architect is that an architect also cares about desire, about dreams.
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In architecture you should live for 150 years, because you have to learn in the first 75 years.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Architectural knowledge is gained over a lifetime, requiring both time and experience.
Renzo Piano suggests that true mastery in architecture requires a long-term commitment to learning and growth. He emphasizes that the first half of a person's career is primarily a learning phase, and only after accumulating enough knowledge and experience can one truly excel in the field, taking into account the impact of architecture on future generations.
Themes
ArchitectureLearningExperienceMasteryKnowledge
In practice
Example use cases
During a lecture on architectural design, one might say, 'As Renzo Piano wisely stated, in architecture you should live for 150 years.'
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I came to architecture from building. Because my father was a builder, everybody was - and is - a builder in my family.
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