Bernard Tschumi Professions : Architect Born : January 25, 1944 Browse All Authors Top 15 quotes by Bernard Tschumi Architecture is not so much a knowledge of form, but a form of knowledge. Bernard Tschumi architecture form Any relationship between a building and its users is one of violence, for any use means the intrusion of a human body into a given space, the intrusion of one order into another. Bernard Tschumi space order mean Concepts differentiate architecture from mere building...A bicycle shed with a concept is architecture; a cathedral without one is just a building. Bernard Tschumi cathedrals building architecture To really appreciate architecture, you may even need to commit a murder. Bernard Tschumi appreciate may needs My apartment reflects my views as an architect. It is minimal, austere. The architecture doesn't impose itself upon you. The apartment is a stage for other things to take place. Bernard Tschumi stage architecture views Society secretly delights in crime, excesses, and violated prohibitions of all sorts. Bernard Tschumi prohibition excess delight The general public will almost always stand behind the traditionalists. In the public eye, architecture is about comfort, about shelter, about bricks and mortar. Bernard Tschumi bricks-and-mortar eye comfort I never talked about architecture with my father, which I regret Bernard Tschumi architecture regret father The ultimate pleasure of architecture lies in the most forbidden parts of the architectural act, where limits are perverted and prohibitions are transgressed. Bernard Tschumi act pleasure architecture limits Before 2000, everything was about being contextual, and buildings were supposed to be good citizens. Bernard Tschumi buildings everything being good I was once in a very, very bad car accident. So my drawing arm is full of pins and platinum stuff. Occasionally it hurts. But I found that after the arm was put back together I could draw better than before. I have no idea why. Bernard Tschumi better drawing car together I think architects are often at their best when faced with restraints. Bernard Tschumi i-think often best think When I designed my loft, I literally framed the World Trade Center as a picture postcard I could see from my bed. I no longer have that image, and I mourn it. Bernard Tschumi image picture see world I wear the same black suit. I have five of them. I pair them with a red scarf. I was wearing a red scarf when I won the first architectural competition of my career. Bernard Tschumi wear competition red black I feel very comfortable in New York, in a city where there is no such thing as 'nationality.' Bernard Tschumi city new feel new-york Similar Authors Ben van Berkel architect Bruno Zevi architect Bruno Freschi architect Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin architect Arthur Erickson architect Arne Jacobsen architect All Authors
