Antoine Predock quotes
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“The connection to place, to the land, the wind, the sun, stars, the moon it sounds romantic, but it's true - the visceral experience of motion, of moving through time on some amazing machine - a few cars touch on it, but not too many compared to motorcycles. I always felt that any motorcycle journey was special.”
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“I like to think about machines and technology in relation to landscape and architecture.”
-- Antoine PredockSource : Antoine Predock, Brad Collins, Juliette Robbins (1994). “Antoine Predock, architect”, Rizzoli Intl Pubns
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“The concept of architecture as analogous to landscape is something that has interested me for a long time.”
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“It's a fault line where the flotsam and energy that washes up from the Pacific collides with all of urban America crashing in from the other direction.”
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“A building that has great environmental responsibility is a political animal in a way because it becomes promotional of a cause. I think that kind of advocacy through architecture is really good.”
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“The legendary tumbleweed is really a nurse crop that protects the growth of prairie grasses under its shade, and then sacrifices itself and blows away.”
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“Architecture is a ride - a physical ride and an intellectual ride.”
-- Antoine PredockSource : Antoine Predock, Brad Collins, Juliette Robbins (1994). “Antoine Predock, architect”, Rizzoli Intl Pubns
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“I try to understand place on a deeper level than just the physical or environmental aspects. It includes cultural and intellectual forces, too. Its an inclusive approach that brings in many disciplines and sees place as a dynamic thing.”
-- Antoine Predock#Discipline Quotes #Intellectual Quotes #Environmental Quotes
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“I didnt know what architecture was except that I lived in a house. I dont even think that I knew the word for a long time. My dad funneled me into engineering because it was his background.”
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“We can never sneer at the stars, mock the dawn, or scoff at the totality of being.”
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“Its all gone pretty fast. I dont want to move on, but I know I have to.”
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Source : "Cartographer of Word Galaxies". The Believer interview, logger.believermag.com. September 24, 2013.
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