I really appreciate artists of the 20th century, and I can see a lot of their influence on my work, but to suggest that my design only fits within an 'ism' kind of bothers me. — Michael Arad Copy Share Image
PERFORMING TRIBUTE 9/11 shows the heroism of people who have chosen to respond to devastation and hatred with quiet determination and a belief that… — Michael Arad Copy Share Image
I'm a little more measured. That sense of urgency I thought accompanied things - it can take a little longer. You have to take… — Michael Arad Copy Share Image
I have no choice but to fight them every step of the way. I can't tell you how many other stupid ideas have been… — Michael Arad Copy Share Image
For two years nobody talked about anything other than the name arrangement. There was no fund-raising and no progress being made on construction and… — Michael Arad Copy Share Image
You can just never desist. You have to always push back, whatever the pressures put on you. — Michael Arad Copy Share Image
No rendering can really simulate the way the light bounces off the bronze panel. From some angles, it's almost a mirror, and from others… — Michael Arad Copy Share Image
As architects we are often involved in the concrete-steel-and-glass aspect of it, but cities are social structures, and to be involved in imagining the… — Michael Arad Copy Share Image
I pushed the process forward by saying, 'We should do this, this, and this right now. Please find the budget for me to find… — Michael Arad Copy Share Image
I believe that people are fundamentally are decent. And, yes, you will have people that sometimes will misbehave. — Michael Arad Copy Share Image
