The huge problem in our society is the enormous ignorance of the ideas that underlie modern art. Thom Mayne artenormoushuge 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
I don't know any architects that I respect who don't have their own voice. I think the difference between architecture and the other arts is your immersion in reality. Thom Mayne architectarchitectureart Change image and share on social
New York is this cacophony - a collection of radical differences, an agreement of non sequiturs. The diversity and intensity are startling. Thom Mayne agreementcacophonycollection Change image and share on social
There is no modern prototype for a campus. You have to have a completely different model which has to do with transparency and exposing social connectivity and breaking down the Balkanization that happens departmentally. Thom Mayne balkanizationbreakcampus 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
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
We're producing spaces that accommodate human activity. And what I'm interested in is not the styling of that, but the relationship of that as it enhances that activity. And that directly connects to ideas of city-making. Thom Mayne accommodateactivitycity share on social
I've learned that in order to achieve what I wanted, it made more sense to negotiate than to defend the autonomy of my work by pounding my fist on the table. Thom Mayne achieveautonomydefend Change image and share on social
For me the meaning of my work is much more fluid. Thom Mayne fluidmeanwork Change image and share on social
