I probably spent the first 20 years of my life wanting to be as American as possible. Through my 20s, and into my 30s, I began to become aware of how so much of my art and architecture has a decidedly Eastern character. Use this quote
The terrifying and edible beauty of Art Nouveau architecture. Use this quote
I think that narrative, fiction filmmaking is the culmination of several art forms: theater, art history, architecture. Whereas doc filmmaking is more pure cinema, like cinema verite is film in its purest form. Use this quote
Warmth isn't what minimalists are thought to have. Use this quote
But those musics do not address the larger kind of architecture in time that classical music does, whatever each one of us knows that classical music must mean. Use this quote
A building has integrity just like a man. And just as seldom. Use this quote
Without this spirit, Modernist architecture cannot fully exist. Since there is often a mismatch between the logic and the spirit of Modernism, I use architecture to reconcile the two. Use this quote
Whatever good things we build end up building us. Use this quote
The intellectual force of the West is still dominant, but other cultures are getting stronger. I expect that we will develop a new way of thinking in architecture and urban planning, and that less will be based on our models. Use this quote
Architecture is a art when one consciously or unconsciously creates aesthetic emotion in the atmosphere and when this environment produces well being. Use this quote
Architecture tends to consume everything else, it has become one's entire life. Use this quote
Architecture and building is about how you get around the obstacles that are presented to you. That sometimes determines how successful you'll be: How good are you at going around obstacles? Use this quote
Even though I build buildings and I pursue my architecture, I pursue it as an artist. I deliberately keep a tiny studio. I don't want to be an architectural firm. I want to remain an artist. Use this quote
In architecture the idea degenerated. Design allows a more direct and pleasurable route. Use this quote
Architecture is a slow business, and city planning even slower. Use this quote
The only job that was ever of interest to me other than filmmaking is architecture. Use this quote
Nothing requires the architect's care more than the due proportions of buildings. Use this quote
Japanese architecture is traditionally based on wooden structures that need renovating on a regular basis. Use this quote
I went to school for engineering, I studied jazz. So I always had this kind of creative side and technical side, and I thought architecture might be the way to combine them, so I went to architecture school in New York. Use this quote
I love a lot of things, and I'm pretty much obsessive about most things I do, whether it be gardening, or architecture, or music. I'd be an obsessive hairdresser. Use this quote