I thought I wanted to be an inventor but then discovered you couldn't study inventing! — Thomas Heatherwick Copy Share Image
I'm wary of the word 'inventing,' because in the British psyche the word 'inventor' is immediately linked with 'mad'. For me, inventing is problem-solving. — Thomas Heatherwick Copy Share Image
When I was little, I just was very tuned in to the functionality and aesthetics of things around me. — Thomas Heatherwick Copy Share
I try to be a positive person, but I'm also always looking and wondering, 'Maybe this could be done differently.' As soon as your… — Thomas Heatherwick Copy Share
The British government - any government - is potentially the worst [architectural] client in the world. — Thomas Heatherwick Copy Share
Museums just seem to have this borrowed cachet—if I want to seem cultural, I will design something cultural. I resist the idea that culture… — Thomas Heatherwick Copy Share
I have a strong sense that every project is an invention, which is not a word I hear being used in architecture courses — Thomas Heatherwick Copy Share
Everything that we start is something that we don't know what the outcome is going to be. — Thomas Heatherwick Copy Share
I'm in love with cities. I find them amazing, the quiet co-ordination of thousands of people, going about what we're trying to do, and… — Thomas Heatherwick Copy Share
I'm not really interested in creating things to be seen inside a private gallery. I'm interested in creating things that are all around us,… — Thomas Heatherwick Copy Share
The Garden Bridge has not found its right moment, but I hope one day it will and that London continues to be open to… — Thomas Heatherwick Copy Share
Often the most important moment in the design process is figuring out what the right question is. — Thomas Heatherwick Copy Share
When I heard of the 'garden bridge' idea, it seemed so clear and powerful, the notion of using nature to scale down an enormous… — Thomas Heatherwick Copy Share
I think that human nature is scared of change and justifies it in all sort of ways. — Thomas Heatherwick Copy Share
An interest in ideas is a sign of human life. People are fascinated by what the future is going to be - and the… — Thomas Heatherwick Copy Share
It gives me the creeps when I see a frame for a building going up and recognise the architect. You shouldn't know who a… — Thomas Heatherwick Copy Share
