Author: Peter Eisenman

Quotes

I'm a Larry David fan, right? And it seems to me that Jewish history from the Talmud on has been a self-deprecating, self-critical kind of humor.

I'm a Larry David fan, right? And it seems to me that Jewish history from the Talmud on has been a self-deprecating, self-critical kind of humor.

- 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

Architects design houses. I live in a home.

Architects design houses. I live in a home.

- 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'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

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

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

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