The meaning resides in one's own experience, making the everyday the exceptional.
The Goal is not to have a warm, dry house, but to have a warm, dry house with a spirit to it.
It's not about your greatness as an architect, but your compassion
Take something ordinary and elevate it to something extraordinary.
Architecture has to be greater than just architecture. It has to address social values, as well as technical and aesthetic values. On top of that, the one true gift that an architect has is his or her imagination. We take something ordinary and elevate it to something extraordinary.
If architecture is going to nudge, cajole, and inspire a community to challenge the status quo into making responsible changes, it will take the subversive leadership of academics and practitioners who keep reminding students of the profession’s responsibilities.