We are all affected by Le Corbusier, Frank Lloyd Wright, Alvar Aalto, and Mies van der Rohe. But no less than Bramante, Borromini, and Bernini. Architecture is a tradition, a long continuum. Whether we break with tradition or enhance it,… — Richard Meier Copy Share Image
To be an architect has been a life-long dream. Little did I know when asked at the age of 14 'what do you want to do when you grow up?' I said I wanted to be an architect. After 50… — Richard Meier Copy Share Image
When I am asked what I believe in, I say that I believe in architecture. Architecture is the mother of the arts. I like… — Richard Meier Copy Share Image
Winning the competition for Frankfurt's Museum of Applied Art in '79 opened the door to a number of projects in Europe, especially as we… — Richard Meier Copy Share Image
The world has changed a great deal from when I began 50 years ago. I was very fortunate. There were a lot of opportunities… — Richard Meier Copy Share Image
“The stunted pines elude capture in a thousand sidetracked increments. The wind will never understand them. Like us it is forced to go on.” — Richard Meier Copy Share Image
Architecture which enters into a symbiosis with light does not merely create form in light, by day and at night, but allow light to… — Richard Meier Copy Share Image
Ultimately it's the public nature of those projects that I most enjoy. Museums are more than just places to view art, they're also civic… — Richard Meier Copy Share Image
For me [ Giovanni Lorenzo ] Bernini, [Francesco ] Borromini, and [Donato] Bramante have been as significant as Alvar Aalto, Frank Lloyd Wright, Le… — Richard Meier Copy Share Image
The work needs to have a certain longevity. It lasts longer than we do. — Richard Meier Copy Share Image
Any work of architecture that has with it some discussion, some polemic, I think is good. It shows that people are interested, people are… — Richard Meier Copy Share Image
We think about project's public nature and how that can be enhanced, how the spaces we create can enliven the experience of being there. — Richard Meier Copy Share Image
Rome has not seen a modern building in more than half a century. It is a city frozen in time. — Richard Meier Copy Share Image
![“For me [ Giovanni Lorenzo ] Bernini, [Francesco ] Borromini, and [Donato] Bramante have been as significant as Alvar Aalto, Frank Lloyd Wright, Le Corbusier, and Louis Kahn. I still marvel at their works, which have a quality and a timelessness that I seek to have in our projects.” quote by Richard Meier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ca4/richard-meier-23489_bernini_for-me-giovanni-lorenzo-bernini-francesc_511305.jpg)
