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.
All good writing is swimming under water and holding your breath.
What I do is creative. It doesn't seem like that when I'm playing a piece that was written in the past, but the score is just the outline and everything in it is relative. The key is to make this piece written by someone else belong to you and then connect to the audience.
I was always a storyteller. I just didn't know it. I never shared the stories I made up inside my head when I was growing up. I never wrote them down, either. But I can't remember a time when they weren't there.
Beauty's where you find it; not just where you bump and grind it.
So long as the human spirit thrives on this planet, music in some living form will accompany and sustain it and give it expressive meaning.
There's so much chaos in life, I think I make music to make things feel calm and sane, to define something, to bring some meaning into it - it's a real peaceful thing to me.
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