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6 quotes by Christian de Portzamparc

2003-2008 Hotel Renaissance Wagram in Paris 2001-2009 Hergé museum, Louvain-la-Neuve in Belgium 2001-2004 Headquarters for the press group Le Monde in Paris Photo Kamel Khalfi 1984-1995 The City of Music in Paris Photo Nicolas Borel Christian de Portzamparc (French pronunciation:  [kʁistjɑ də pɔʁtzɑ paʁk]; born 5 May 1944) is a French architect and urbanist. He graduated from the École Nationale des Beaux Arts in Paris in 1970 and has since...
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We need to rediscover the essence of the meaning of 'the use.' Architecture is, above all, here for a better living. Every gesture, every... →

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When I am true to my inspiration, even fight for my design, the project always turns out well.

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An architect must remember that the people working or living in his building need space - to dream, to be quiet, to find beauty somewhere.

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Architecture has a strong link with the movies in terms of time progression, sequencing, framing, all of that.

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In the '60s when I was a student, there was this campaign to destroy 75 percent of the old buildings in Paris, replacing them with modern... →

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When I was 18, I lived in Greenwich Village, New York, for nine months. At that time, I wanted to change the world, not through architecture, but... →

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