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> [I don't design houses with the nuclear family idea because I don't believe in it as a concept.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-eisenman/i-don-t-design-houses-with-the-nuclear-family-idea-because-i-don-t/)

[Peter Eisenman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-eisenman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/441/peter-eisenman-18892_believe_i-don-t-design-houses-with-the-nuclear-f_1123832.jpg)

> [Architects design houses. I live in a home.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-eisenman/architects-design-houses-i-live-in-a-home/)

[Peter Eisenman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-eisenman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c28/peter-eisenman-18892_architect_architects-design-houses-i-live-in-a-hom_2709335.jpg)

## Other authors on Houses

## More by Peter Eisenman

> [I am not a finisher, I am a starter. And I am always thinking, what is the next project.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-eisenman/i-am-not-a-finisher-i-am-a-starter-and-i-am-always-thinking-what-is/)

[Peter Eisenman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-eisenman/)

> [Conservation destroys the present. If we are only busy preserving the past, we are not living in the present and unable to look forward.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-eisenman/conservation-destroys-the-present-if-we-are-only-busy-preserving-the/)

[Peter Eisenman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-eisenman/)

> [There's no such thing as an absolute openness. Openness is relative, I think, in all societies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-eisenman/there-s-no-such-thing-as-an-absolute-openness-openness-is-relative-i/)

[Peter Eisenman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-eisenman/)

> [I don't know how to use appliances. I mean, I use the coffee maker. But that's it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-eisenman/i-don-t-know-how-to-use-appliances-i-mean-i-use-the-coffee-maker-but/)

[Peter Eisenman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-eisenman/)

> [Architecture is definitely a political act.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-eisenman/architecture-is-definitely-a-political-act/)

[Peter Eisenman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-eisenman/)

> [The world is too full of information.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-eisenman/the-world-is-too-full-of-information/)

[Peter Eisenman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-eisenman/)

> [In New York, a Jew is a Jew, an Italian is an Italian, a Muslim is a Muslim: Nobody's going out of his way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-eisenman/in-new-york-a-jew-is-a-jew-an-italian-is-an-italian-a-muslim-is-a/)

[Peter Eisenman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-eisenman/)

> [I am immersed in architecture all day, working in my office or teaching.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-eisenman/i-am-immersed-in-architecture-all-day-working-in-my-office-or-teaching/)

[Peter Eisenman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-eisenman/)

> [I use the NordicTrack every other day for 20 minutes. I don't listen to music or watch TV while I do it. I count…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-eisenman/i-use-the-nordictrack-every-other-day-for-20-minutes-i-don-t-listen/)

[Peter Eisenman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-eisenman/)

> [The problem with digital architecture is that an algorithm can produce endless variations, so an architect has many choices.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-eisenman/the-problem-with-digital-architecture-is-that-an-algorithm-can/)

[Peter Eisenman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-eisenman/)

> [I don't design houses with the nuclear family idea because I don't believe in it as a concept.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-eisenman/i-don-t-design-houses-with-the-nuclear-family-idea-because-i-don-t/)

[Peter Eisenman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-eisenman/)

> [The architecture we remember is that which never consoles or comforts us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-eisenman/the-architecture-we-remember-is-that-which-never-consoles-or-comforts/)

[Peter Eisenman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-eisenman/)

> [The more centralized the power, the less compromises need to be made in architecture.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-eisenman/the-more-centralized-the-power-the-less-compromises-need-to-be-made/)

[Peter Eisenman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-eisenman/)

> [I was in Jungian analysis for 20 years, 1976-96.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-eisenman/i-was-in-jungian-analysis-for-20-years-1976-96/)

[Peter Eisenman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-eisenman/)

> [If you want to show a picture, just show it - don't spend too much time arranging it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-eisenman/if-you-want-to-show-a-picture-just-show-it-don-t-spend-too-much-time/)

[Peter Eisenman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-eisenman/)

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