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12 quotes by Thomas Heatherwick

Thomas Heatherwick Born (1970-02-17) 17 February 1970 (age 44) London Nationality English Alma mater Manchester Metropolitan University Practice Heatherwick Studio Buildings UK pavilion at Expo 2010 Longchamp store in SoHo East Beach Cafe in Littlehampton Projects Olympics cauldron (2012) B of the Bang (2005) Design The Rolling Bridge (2005) Seed Cathedral (2010) Thomas Alexander Heatherwick, CBE, RDI (born 17 February 1970) is an...
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Clearly I've got an ego.

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I am finally getting the chance to build large structures and break preconceptions that my designs are just sculptures for people to be in. But my... →

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One great building does not make a great city.

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As a teenager, my father took me to the shows at the Architectural Association and to places like Milton Keynes back when it was first being built.... →

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I'm wary of the word 'inventing,' because in the British psyche the word 'inventor' is immediately linked with 'mad'. For... →

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At the root of everything I do is a fascination with ideas - what ideas are for, what jobs they do.

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

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

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To make architecture with any real value is a massive challenge.

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

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I studied at a time when buildings were sterile things, and their creators were hands-off people - super-intelligent people, but you felt they... →

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

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