I think a lot of people have the Frank Lloyd Wright model in their brains. The architect comes in with this act of creation and lays it down, and that's it. But that's not me. — Thom Mayne Copy Share Image
I think all good architecture should challenge you, make you start asking questions. You don't have to understand it. You may not like it.… — Thom Mayne Copy Share Image
There is no modern prototype for a campus. You have to have a completely different model which has to do with transparency and exposing… — Thom Mayne Copy Share Image
Architecture is a negotiated art, and it's highly political, and if you want to make buildings, there is diplomacy required. — Thom Mayne Copy Share Image
We're producing spaces that accommodate human activity. And what I'm interested in is not the styling of that, but the relationship of that as… — Thom Mayne Copy Share Image
No matter what I've done, what I've tried to do, everybody says it can't be done. And it's continuous across the complete spectrum of… — Thom Mayne Copy Share Image
I'm not a tabula rasa type. In some ways, the more constraints I have, the work is more interesting to me. — Thom Mayne Copy Share Image
I lived in a state of rage from 12 to 20. Until college, I was beyond an outsider. I was a voyeur of life. — Thom Mayne Copy Share Image
I think a lot of people have the Frank Lloyd Wright model in their brains. The architect comes in with this act of creation… — Thom Mayne Copy Share Image
I think my clients would tell you I'm a problem solver. I'm not there to agree with people. I'm there to articulate a point… — Thom Mayne Copy Share Image
Architecture is involved with the world, but at the same time it has a certain autonomy. This autonomy cannot be explained in terms of… — Thom Mayne Copy Share Image
Large-scale public projects require the agreement of large numbers of people. — Thom Mayne Copy Share Image
