Any work of architecture that has with it some discussion, some polemic, I think is good. It shows that people are interested, people are involved.
Interpretation
Architecture that sparks discussion is valuable as it engages people.
This quote emphasizes the importance of dialogue and debate in architecture. Richard Meier suggests that when a work of architecture provokes discussion, it indicates that it resonates with people and invites their involvement, ultimately contributing to a deeper appreciation and understanding of the art form.
In practice
In a lecture about contemporary architecture, you might say, 'As Richard Meier pointed out, good architecture prompts discussions.'
We are all affected by Le Corbusier, Frank Lloyd Wright, Alvar Aalto, and Mies van der Rohe. But no less than Bramante, Borromini, and Bernini. Architecture is a tradition, a long continuum. Whether we break with tradition or enhance it, we are still connected to that past. We evolve.
Writing is an act of faith, not a trick of grammar.
If I read a book and it makes my whole body so cold no fire can ever warm me, I know that is poetry.
I write what feels real. I write things that are informed both by my own experience and by actual history.
I believe in the city as a natural human environment, but we must humanize it. It's art that will re-define public space in the 21st Century. We can make our cities diverse, inspirational places by putting art, dance and performance in all its forms into the matrix of street life.
There was a time before I felt I was a real writer, when I was a yarn spinner and I just wanted to tell story until it was over. But then there came a time where I was like, 'No, I want to understand something through writing this that I might have not understood before. I want people to come away with something to think about.'
Art is the most beautiful deception of all!
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