“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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“But I absolutely believe that architecture is a social activity that has to do with some sort of communication or places of interaction, and that to change the environment is to change behaviour.”
— 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
Author: Thom Mayne
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“But I absolutely believe that architecture is a social activity that has to do with some sort of communication or places of interaction, and that to change the environment is to change behaviour.”
— Thom Mayne
Author: Thom Mayne
Category: architecture
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“So at a time in which the media give the public everything it wants and desires, maybe art should adopt a much more aggressive attitude towards the public. I myself am very much inclined to take this position.”
— 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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