Peter Eisenman quotes
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“The architecture we remember is that which never consoles or comforts us.”
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“I truly believe that the great heroes that create the history of architecture are people who take risks and write to tell about it.”
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“I would never live in anything I design. Life and art are different. My life is very precious to me - my art is precious to me. I love designing things for other people, but I don't like designing things for myself.”
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“The more centralized the power, the less compromises need to be made in architecture.”
-- Peter EisenmanSource : "Which are the world's ugliest buildings?" by Jonathan Morrison, www.theguardian.com. July 21, 2008.
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“Architects design houses. I live in a home.”
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“I'm a Larry David fan, right? And it seems to me that Jewish history from the Talmud on has been a self-deprecating, self-critical kind of humor.”
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“Architecture is definitely a political act.”
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“The problem with digital architecture is that an algorithm can produce endless variations, so an architect has many choices.”
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“I don't design houses with the nuclear family idea because I don't believe in it as a concept.”
-- Peter EisenmanSource : "Feuds? I've had a few" by Deyan Sudjic, www.theguardian.com. December 18, 2004.
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“I don't believe that classical architecture is enough to engage people anymore. They say: 'So what else is new?'”
-- Peter Eisenman
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