--- title: "4 Charles Gwathmey Quotes - Famous Architect (Charles Gwathmey and Robert Siegel)" description: "Charles Gwathmey was an American architect. He was a principal at Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architects, as well as one of the five architects identif..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-charles-gwathmey-22341.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Charles Gwathmey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-charles-gwathmey-22341.jpg) # Charles Gwathmey (1938–2009) Architect **4** quotes in **36** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Charles Gwathmey was an architect, best known for *Charles Gwathmey and Robert Siegel*. ## Quick Facts About Charles Gwathmey Born June 19, 1938 Died August 3, 2009 Profession Architect Notable works Charles Gwathmey and Robert Siegel ## About Charles Gwathmey Charles Gwathmey was an American architect. He was a principal at Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architects, as well as one of the five architects identified as The New York Five in 1969. Gwathmey was perhaps best known for the 1992 renovation of Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim Museum in New York City. ## Quotes by Charles Gwathmey > [You have to be able to wake up in the morning and say, 'I've been true.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-gwathmey/you-have-to-be-able-to-wake-up-in-the-morning-and-say-i-ve-been-true/) Charles Gwathmey [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63f/charles-gwathmey-68818_able_you-have-to-be-able-to-wake-up-in-the-mo_310383.jpg) > [I think constraints are very important. They're positive, because they allow you to work off something.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-gwathmey/i-think-constraints-are-very-important-they-re-positive-because-they/) Charles Gwathmey [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d1/charles-gwathmey-68818_constraints_i-think-constraints-are-very-important-t_1236958.jpg) > [I have always been interested in fashion as an informing design discipline: proportion structure, detail, materiality, texture, color and quality. With a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-gwathmey/i-have-always-been-interested-in-fashion-as-an-informing-design/) Charles Gwathmey [Architecture](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/architecture/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b5/charles-gwathmey-68818_architecture_i-have-always-been-interested-in-fashion_1857320.jpg) > [My exposure to visual art all my life was intensive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-gwathmey/my-exposure-to-visual-art-all-my-life-was-intensive/) Charles Gwathmey [Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/939/charles-gwathmey-68818_art_my-exposure-to-visual-art-all-my-life-wa_1952760.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-gwathmey/#itemlist", "name": "Charles Gwathmey Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You have to be able to wake up in the morning and say, 'I've been true.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Charles Gwathmey" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-gwathmey/you-have-to-be-able-to-wake-up-in-the-morning-and-say-i-ve-been-true/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63f/charles-gwathmey-68818_able_you-have-to-be-able-to-wake-up-in-the-mo_310383.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63f/charles-gwathmey-68818_able_you-have-to-be-able-to-wake-up-in-the-mo_310383.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63f/charles-gwathmey-68818_able_you-have-to-be-able-to-wake-up-in-the-mo_310383.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“You have to be able to wake up in the morning and say, 'I've been true.” — Charles Gwathmey", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think constraints are very important. 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