To make architecture with any real value is a massive challenge. Thomas Heatherwick architecturechallengemake Change image and share on social
I don't feel I'm trying to make art. I'm trying to make interesting things. People can relate to that. Thomas Heatherwick artfeelinterest Change image and share on social
An interest in ideas is a sign of human life. People are fascinated by what the future is going to be - and the future is going to be an accumulation of ideas. Thomas Heatherwick accumulationfascinatefuture Change image and share on social
One great building does not make a great city. Thomas Heatherwick buildcitygreat Change image and share on social
As a teenager, my father took me to the shows at the Architectural Association and to places like Milton Keynes back when it was first being built. But I couldn't find anything for me. There seemed to be despair at the possibility of the built environment possessing any imagination in the real world. Thomas Heatherwick architecturalassociationback share on social
I'm wary of the word 'inventing,' because in the British psyche the word 'inventor' is immediately linked with 'mad'. For me, inventing is problem-solving. Thomas Heatherwick britishimmediatelyinvent Change image and share on social
At the root of everything I do is a fascination with ideas - what ideas are for, what jobs they do. Thomas Heatherwick fascinationideajob Change image and share on social
I studied at a time when buildings were sterile things, and their creators were hands-off people - super-intelligent people, but you felt they didn't love the stuff buildings are made from. Thomas Heatherwick buildingcreatorfelt Change image and share on social
I have a strong sense that every project is an invention, which is not a word I hear being used in architecture courses. Thomas Heatherwick architecturecoursehear Change image and share on social