Author: Michael Graves

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I taught at Princeton for 39 years, and the school of architecture on the campus is the worst building on the campus.

I taught at Princeton for 39 years, and the school of architecture on the campus is the worst building on the campus.

- Michael Graves

In designing hardware to be used every day, it was important to keep both the human aspects and the machine in mind. What looks good also often feels good.

In designing hardware to be used every day, it was important to keep both the human aspects and the machine in mind. What looks good also often feels good.

- Michael Graves

I believe well-designed places and objects can actually improve healing, while poor design can inhibit it.

I believe well-designed places and objects can actually improve healing, while poor design can inhibit it.

- Michael Graves

In any architecture, there is an equity between the pragmatic function and the symbolic function.

In any architecture, there is an equity between the pragmatic function and the symbolic function.

- Michael Graves

I'm working on a school of architecture in China. It's rare that an architect gets to design a school of architecture, and here I get to do it. I'm so pleased that they asked me.

I'm working on a school of architecture in China. It's rare that an architect gets to design a school of architecture, and here I get to do it. I'm so pleased that they asked me.

- Michael Graves

It was always my goal to 'up the ante' on good design, and I've devoted much of my career to this.

It was always my goal to 'up the ante' on good design, and I've devoted much of my career to this.

- Michael Graves

The dialogue of architecture has been centered too long around the idea of truth.

The dialogue of architecture has been centered too long around the idea of truth.

- Michael Graves

If I have a style, I am not aware of it.

If I have a style, I am not aware of it.

- Michael Graves

When I design a building, I'm making sure you and I can get to the front door, there's enough of a threshold for entry, and that the rooms are in a logical sequence.

When I design a building, I'm making sure you and I can get to the front door, there's enough of a threshold for entry, and that the rooms are in a logical sequence.

- Michael Graves

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