Thomas Heatherwick

When I was little, I just was very tuned in to the functionality and aesthetics of things around me.

— Thomas Heatherwick

I try to be a positive person, but I'm also always looking and wondering, 'Maybe this could be done differently.' As soon…

— Thomas Heatherwick

The British government - any government - is potentially the worst [architectural] client in the world.

— Thomas Heatherwick

Museums just seem to have this borrowed cachet—if I want to seem cultural, I will design something cultural. I resist the idea…

— Thomas Heatherwick

I have a strong sense that every project is an invention, which is not a word I hear being used in architecture…

— Thomas Heatherwick

Everything that we start is something that we don't know what the outcome is going to be.

— Thomas Heatherwick

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…

— Thomas Heatherwick

I'm not really interested in creating things to be seen inside a private gallery. I'm interested in creating things that are all…

— Thomas Heatherwick

The Garden Bridge has not found its right moment, but I hope one day it will and that London continues to be…

— Thomas Heatherwick

One great building does not make a great city.

— Thomas Heatherwick

Often the most important moment in the design process is figuring out what the right question is.

— Thomas Heatherwick

When I heard of the 'garden bridge' idea, it seemed so clear and powerful, the notion of using nature to scale down…

— Thomas Heatherwick

I think that human nature is scared of change and justifies it in all sort of ways.

— Thomas Heatherwick

An interest in ideas is a sign of human life. People are fascinated by what the future is going to be -…

— Thomas Heatherwick

It gives me the creeps when I see a frame for a building going up and recognise the architect. You shouldn't know…

— Thomas Heatherwick

As a teenager, my father took me to the shows at the Architectural Association and to places like Milton Keynes back when…

— Thomas Heatherwick

Clearly I've got an ego.

— Thomas Heatherwick

When you think about the worst places humans come into contact with, they are often our health environments.

— Thomas Heatherwick

The world of contemporary art has, in a way, exponentially expanded in the last couple of decades, and almost every major city…

— Thomas Heatherwick

For me, every one of our projects is a research-and-development project.

— Thomas Heatherwick

It's important for people who criticise architects - whether what they build is or isn't to your taste - to appreciate how…

— Thomas Heatherwick

I am finally getting the chance to build large structures and break preconceptions that my designs are just sculptures for people to…

— Thomas Heatherwick

I've always been interested in projects that work at multiple levels.

— Thomas Heatherwick

Ambition is a form of creativity.

— Thomas Heatherwick

I don't feel I'm trying to make art. I'm trying to make interesting things. People can relate to that.

— Thomas Heatherwick