In any architecture, there is an equity between the pragmatic function and the symbolic function.
Michael GravesThe design of the building addresses the public nature of both the urban context and the internal program. In order to reinforce the building's associative or mimetic qualities, the facades are organized in a classical three-part division of base, middle or body, and attic or head.
Michael GravesArchitectural and product designs have a narrative capacity - you can start to tell a story about them and imagine a lot of things.
Michael Graves