I've grown up a little bit. I understand the importance of the negotiation. It is a collective act. Thom Mayne actbitecollective Change image and share on social
Do I provoke as a method of investigation? Of course. That's the essence of architecture. Do I do it with gusto? I do. Thom Mayne architectureessencegusto Change image and share on social
I'm a private person by nature. I live in my brain half the time, not the world, and I'm not a natural negotiator. But I've learned to negotiate. Thom Mayne brainhalfhave Change image and share on social
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 adoptaggressiveart share on social
I'm not a tabula rasa type. In some ways, the more constraints I have, the work is more interesting to me. Thom Mayne constraintinterestrasa Change image and share on social
Scientific reality is the modern human condition, and you can see that in the symbolic nature of my work. Thom Mayne conditionhumanmodern Change image and share on social
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 absolutelyactivityarchitecture Change image and share on social
So we can't go backwards, we can only go where the evolutionary trajectory is taking us and attune our ideas about ourselves and our existence to that course. Thom Mayne attunebackwardsevolutionary Change image and share on social
The age of recalcitrance is over. The best solution is no longer just to regurgitate a 19th-century design. Thom Mayne 19thagecentury Change image and share on social
No matter what I've done, what I've tried to do, everybody says it can't be done. And it's continuous across the complete spectrum of the various kind of realities that you confront with your ideas. Thom Mayne completeconfrontcontinuous Change image and share on social
