My mother took me to Venice one time and showed me all the houses where famous composers used to live. It gave me a fascination for music and the city, but also for architecture. It was a valuable lesson. — Ben van Berkel Copy Share Image
In the early work of Frank Lloyd Wright - and you can also see it with Mies - they make new ground by raising the ground. Frank Lloyd Wright did it so beautifully with the Robie House. The roof becomes… — Ben van Berkel Copy Share Image
My mother took me to Venice one time and showed me all the houses where famous composers used to live. It gave me a… — Ben van Berkel Copy Share Image
In the early work of Frank Lloyd Wright - and you can also see it with Mies - they make new ground by raising… — Ben van Berkel Copy Share Image
You could never hide yourself in these places - in Mies's Farnsworth house, for example. That was a mistake of Modernism. People need places… — Ben van Berkel Copy Share Image
That's what I love about Chicago... It is the staccato aspect of the skyscrapers. But the ground is very loose, very relaxed. It makes… — Ben van Berkel Copy Share Image
Architecture falls between art and airports. It's pragmatic-it helps you get from point A to point B. But it also works as art. It… — Ben van Berkel Copy Share Image
