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> [The diagram of the house is a portrait of the family, a true portrait, whether it's sad or happy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimenez-lai/the-diagram-of-the-house-is-a-portrait-of-the-family-a-true-portrait/)

[Jimenez Lai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimenez-lai/)

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> [In some cases there are ways of thinking about what an architectural program produces - interior and exterior - that is not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimenez-lai/in-some-cases-there-are-ways-of-thinking-about-what-an-architectural/)

[Jimenez Lai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimenez-lai/)

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> [What's interesting in archaeology is that we always understand other cultures by digging up their cities; architecture is almost always a way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimenez-lai/what-s-interesting-in-archaeology-is-that-we-always-understand-other/)

[Jimenez Lai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimenez-lai/)

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## More by Jimenez Lai

> [The moment you put something down on paper it forces you to organize and arrange these thoughts a little better.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimenez-lai/the-moment-you-put-something-down-on-paper-it-forces-you-to-organize/)

[Jimenez Lai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimenez-lai/)

> [The world is meaningless and therefore it's funny.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimenez-lai/the-world-is-meaningless-and-therefore-it-s-funny/)

[Jimenez Lai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimenez-lai/)

> [I recently wrote a piece on comics in architecture - I was talking about the three kinds of comics I pay attention to: the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimenez-lai/i-recently-wrote-a-piece-on-comics-in-architecture-i-was-talking/)

[Jimenez Lai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimenez-lai/)

> [Architectural drawing is a language with conventions where the rules can be deliberately misused; a well-composed architectural drawing can both contain correct and incorrect…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimenez-lai/architectural-drawing-is-a-language-with-conventions-where-the-rules/)

[Jimenez Lai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimenez-lai/)

> [One of the reasons why architects are often attracted to philosophers, partially, has to do with making sense of the world around us as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimenez-lai/one-of-the-reasons-why-architects-are-often-attracted-to-philosophers/)

[Jimenez Lai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimenez-lai/)

> [I think of architecture as language, and I look within the intra-communication between architects.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimenez-lai/i-think-of-architecture-as-language-and-i-look-within-the-intra/)

[Jimenez Lai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimenez-lai/)

> [Architecture, in itself, at the end of the day, is a rational profession.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimenez-lai/architecture-in-itself-at-the-end-of-the-day-is-a-rational-profession/)

[Jimenez Lai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimenez-lai/)

> [Setting up absurd worlds with rules to violate - it's one of the things I hope to achieve with my work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimenez-lai/setting-up-absurd-worlds-with-rules-to-violate-it-s-one-of-the-things/)

[Jimenez Lai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimenez-lai/)

> [Unlike sciences, literature as art relies on societal acceptance of a certain vocabulary.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimenez-lai/unlike-sciences-literature-as-art-relies-on-societal-acceptance-of-a/)

[Jimenez Lai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimenez-lai/)

> [Every time I traveled to a new city, I would learn about local heroes I did not know about, and I would learn about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimenez-lai/every-time-i-traveled-to-a-new-city-i-would-learn-about-local-heroes/)

[Jimenez Lai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimenez-lai/)

> [It is possible to construct small realities that contain political or philosophical responses, not necessarily just practical or economical responses.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimenez-lai/it-is-possible-to-construct-small-realities-that-contain-political-or/)

[Jimenez Lai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimenez-lai/)

> [I see architecture as a form of communication over time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimenez-lai/i-see-architecture-as-a-form-of-communication-over-time/)

[Jimenez Lai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimenez-lai/)

> [The role of architecture, in terms of communication, is not going to drastically change either.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimenez-lai/the-role-of-architecture-in-terms-of-communication-is-not-going-to/)

[Jimenez Lai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimenez-lai/)

> [As a visual discourse, architecture requires trained individuals to work on the refined philosophical debates. School gave me the necessary training, and I've built…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimenez-lai/as-a-visual-discourse-architecture-requires-trained-individuals-to/)

[Jimenez Lai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimenez-lai/)

> [If I were to arrive at a foreign country like Czech Republic, I don't have to speak Czech to understand the feeling of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimenez-lai/if-i-were-to-arrive-at-a-foreign-country-like-czech-republic-i-don-t/)

[Jimenez Lai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimenez-lai/)

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