Author: Peter Eisenman

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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 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 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 don't design houses with the nuclear family idea because I don't believe in it as a concept.

I don't design houses with the nuclear family idea because I don't believe in it as a concept.

- 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'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

The more centralized the power, the less compromises need to be made in architecture.

The more centralized the power, the less compromises need to be made in architecture.

- 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

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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