I see architecture not as Gropius did, as a moral venture, as truth, but as invention, in the same way that poetry… — Michael Graves Copy Share Image
The Alessi relationship and the Target one has broadened the role of architects in society and broadened the concept that design belongs… — Michael Graves Copy Share Image
Architecture is not all about the design of the building and nothing else, it is also about the cultural setting and the… — Michael Graves Copy Share Image
In any architecture, there is an equity between the pragmatic function and the symbolic function. — Michael Graves Copy Share Image
The dialogue of architecture has been centered too long around the idea of truth. — Michael Graves Copy Share Image
I learned in architecture that you have to have a real plan. You have to have a client, they have to have… — Michael Graves Copy Share Image
I have architects write to me and ask me: How do you - and what do you do to - design the… — Michael Graves Copy Share Image
The design of the building addresses the public nature of both the urban context and the internal program. In order to reinforce… — Michael Graves Copy Share Image
Architects love to rethink a project - that's what we do. If something is successful, like a house or a kettle, in… — Michael Graves Copy Share Image
I stayed true to what I thought was good design no matter who it was for. — Michael Graves Copy Share
I once got a postcard from a French poet who wrote - "you don't know me but I'm always very grumpy when I get… — Michael Graves Copy Share
In any architecture, there is an equity between the pragmatic function and the symbolic function. — Michael Graves Copy Share
My favorite is the garlic press. I think it's beautiful as an object. But the awkward part of it all is that I don't… — Michael Graves Copy Share
I don't care what people call me, labels have the negative value of making smaller boundaries for people. — Michael Graves Copy Share
Architecture is not all about the design of the building and nothing else, it is also about the cultural setting and the ambience, the… — Michael Graves Copy Share
In designing hardware to be used every day, it was important to keep both the human aspects and the machine in mind. What looks… — Michael Graves Copy Share
The design of the building addresses the public nature of both the urban context and the internal program. In order to reinforce the building's… — Michael Graves Copy Share
Alberto Alessi had asked a dozen architects to design a sterling silver tea service - with a teapot, a coffee pot, sugar, creamer, a… — Michael Graves Copy Share
“Out of my numerous visits I have made to Catfish Plantation, I never photographed an entity like this. It looks like an angel.” — Michael Graves Copy Share
It was always my goal to 'up the ante' on good design, and I've devoted much of my career to this. — Michael Graves Copy Share
