Peter Eisenman Quotes
- The architecture we remember is that which never consoles or comforts us.
- Architecture is definitely a political act.
- The more centralized the power, the less compromises need to be made in architecture.
- Architects design houses. I live in a home.
- I'm a Larry David fan, right? And it seems to me that Jewish history from the Talmud on has been a self-deprecating, self-critical kind of…
- I don't believe that classical architecture is enough to engage people anymore. They say: 'So what else is new?'
- I would never live in anything I design. Life and art are different. My life is very precious to me - my art is precious…
- The problem with digital architecture is that an algorithm can produce endless variations, so an architect has many choices.
- I don't design houses with the nuclear family idea because I don't believe in it as a concept.
- I truly believe that the great heroes that create the history of architecture are people who take risks and write to tell about it.
- I am immersed in architecture all day, working in my office or teaching.
- I am very different as a parent to new kids. My work changed from being rooted in the sky to being rooted in the earth.
- Conservation destroys the present. If we are only busy preserving the past, we are not living in the present and unable to look forward. I…
- My wife has her stuff and her taste, and I have my stuff and my taste.
- I was in Jungian analysis for 20 years, 1976-96.
- The guy who sits in front of the TV set with headphones on has lost the capacity to react to the tactile environment.