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Theater publicly reveals the human condition through appealing to both intellect and emotion. Architecture, whether lowly or exalted, can do the same.
There was this enormous burst of sculptural creative juice in the nineteenth century, and all that stuff is just so decorative. Even in pieces cast... →
When I was in architecture school at Princeton, the worst thing you could say about someone was that they were eclectic.
I get very excited when I go to a show - there are all these people who don't know each another who've come together to celebrate this... →
Please, don't use a cornice as a doorstop. At least put it somewhere where people will have to look up at it. Architectural details really ought... →
When I went to India, I became absolutely obsessed with the idea of building a hotel in India. I've never done a hotel, and I'd love to do... →
Basically, New York housing is designed by formula, with lots of restrictions.
I am an architect, first.
I live in a loft in a building I designed, but for my dream house I'd get Frank Gehry, just to see what he'd do.
During the Second World War, nobody built any concert halls or theaters. After the war, Lincoln Center was a very brave project because all those... →