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
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
Look around at day-to-day life for ideas, and it finds its way into your work. Thom Mayne dayfindidea Change image and share on social
Our idea of nature is increasingly being determined by scientific developments. And they have become decisive for our image of reality. Thom Mayne decisivedeterminedevelopment 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
Architecture is the beginning of something because it's - if you're not involved in first principles, if you're not involved in the absolute, the beginning of that generative process, it's cake decoration. Thom Mayne absolutearchitecturebegin 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
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
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
I'm not just influenced by the '60s - it's who I am. I grew up with Allen Ginsberg and Che Guevara. I flirted with various forms of communism when it was way out of style. It was this really strange and creative time in music and culture, and it was fabulous. Thom Mayne 60sallenche share on social
