Quotes by Bernard Tschumi

Bernard Tschumi

French-Swiss architect, writer, and educator

Lived from: 1944 -

Category: Writers (Contemporary)

Born: 25 january 1944

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  • Before 2000, everything was about being contextual, and buildings were supposed to be good citizens.
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  • 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.
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  • Society secretly delights in crime, excesses, and violated prohibitions of all sorts.
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  • The general public will almost always stand behind the traditionalists. In the public eye, architecture is about comfort, about shelter, about bricks and mortar.
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  • The ultimate pleasure of architecture lies in the most forbidden parts of the architectural act, where limits are perverted and prohibitions are transgressed.
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  • 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.
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What are the most famous quotes from Bernard Tschumi?

The two most famous quotes from Bernard Tschumi are:

  • "Before 2000, everything was about being contextual, and buildings were supposed to be good citizens."
  • "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."

When did Bernard Tschumi live?

Bernard Tschumi is still alive and was born in 1944.