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11 quotes by Bernard Tschumi

Bernard Tschumi (born 25 January 1944) is an architect, writer, and educator, commonly associated with deconstructivism. Son of the well-known architect Jean Tschumi, born of French and Swiss parentage, he works and lives in New York City and Paris. He studied in Paris and at ETH in Zurich, where he received his degree in architecture in 1969.[citation needed]
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My apartment reflects my views as an architect. It is minimal, austere. The architecture doesn't impose itself upon you. The apartment is a stage... →

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The ultimate pleasure of architecture lies in the most forbidden parts of the architectural act, where limits are perverted and prohibitions are... →

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I was once in a very, very bad car accident. So my drawing arm is full of pins and platinum stuff. Occasionally it hurts. But I found that after the... →

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I feel very comfortable in New York, in a city where there is no such thing as 'nationality.'

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When I designed my loft, I literally framed the World Trade Center as a picture postcard I could see from my bed. I no longer have that image, and I... →

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I think architects are often at their best when faced with restraints.

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I wear the same black suit. I have five of them. I pair them with a red scarf. I was wearing a red scarf when I won the first architectural... →

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Before 2000, everything was about being contextual, and buildings were supposed to be good citizens.

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I never talked about architecture with my father, which I regret.

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Society secretly delights in crime, excesses, and violated prohibitions of all sorts.

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The general public will almost always stand behind the traditionalists. In the public eye, architecture is about comfort, about shelter, about bricks... →

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