Author: Peter Eisenman

Quotes

I am very different as a parent to new kids. My work changed from being rooted in the sky to being rooted in the earth.

I am very different as a parent to new kids. My work changed from being rooted in the sky to being rooted in the earth.

- Peter Eisenman

I'm not a fashion architect. I don't dress in Ralph Lauren and Gucci. When I buy a suit, I buy it at J. Press. I have a blue blazer that I wear 80 percent of the time.

I'm not a fashion architect. I don't dress in Ralph Lauren and Gucci. When I buy a suit, I buy it at J. Press. I have a blue blazer that I wear 80 percent of the time.

- Peter Eisenman

Architecture is definitely a political act.

Architecture is definitely a political act.

- Peter Eisenman

The problem with digital architecture is that an algorithm can produce endless variations, so an architect has many choices.

The problem with digital architecture is that an algorithm can produce endless variations, so an architect has many choices.

- Peter Eisenman

I truly believe that the great heroes that create the history of architecture are people who take risks and write to tell about it.

I truly believe that the great heroes that create the history of architecture are people who take risks and write to tell about it.

- Peter Eisenman

I didn't know I was Jewish until I encountered anti-Semitism at the age of 10, when my best friend told me I couldn't come to their house because I was a Jew.

I didn't know I was Jewish until I encountered anti-Semitism at the age of 10, when my best friend told me I couldn't come to their house because I was a Jew.

- Peter Eisenman

I am immersed in architecture all day, working in my office or teaching.

I am immersed in architecture all day, working in my office or teaching.

- Peter Eisenman

Architects design houses. I live in a home.

Architects design houses. I live in a home.

- Peter Eisenman

I don't believe that classical architecture is enough to engage people anymore. They say: 'So what else is new?'

I don't believe that classical architecture is enough to engage people anymore. They say: 'So what else is new?'

- Peter Eisenman

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