Quote by Thom Mayne
Architecture is involved with the world, but at the same time it h

Architecture is involved with the world, but at the same time it has a certain autonomy. This autonomy cannot be explained in terms of traditional logic because the most interesting parts of the work are non-verbal. They operate within the terms of the work, like any art. – Thom Mayne

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The huge problem in our society is the enormous ignorance of the ideas that underlie modern art. – Thom Mayne

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You might say that when you step inside, youre entering a honorific space, but thats something totally different than experiencing it. And in architecture the experience comes first. That has the deepest effect on us. – Thom Mayne

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The aesthetic of architecture has to be rooted in a broader idea about human activities like walking, relaxing and communicating. Architecture thinks about how these activities can be given added value. – Thom Mayne

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