“I think architecture has to be a gift.” — Jean Nouvel Quote

I think architecture has to be a gift.

If there was a fire at my house I would throw more things on it. The only thing I would take out? Myself!

Each new situation requires a new architecture.

My buildings are more famous than me.

I like to play with architecture! It's my favorite game.

Architecture begins when you place two bricks carefully together.

In architecture the idea degenerated. Design allows a more direct and pleasurable route.

I need quite a lot going on, so a perfect holiday for me is one in a cooler climate with wonderful scenery, animals or great architecture.

The Bauhaus strives to bring together all creative effort into one whole, to reunify all the disciplines of practical art - sculpture, painting, handicrafts, and crafts - as inseparable components of a new architecture.

Architecture is a negotiated art, and it's highly political, and if you want to make buildings, there is diplomacy required.