Peter Eisenman quotes

The problem with digital architecture is that an algorithm can produce endless variations, so an architect has many choices. (Peter Eisenman)

I don't believe that classical architecture is enough to engage people anymore. They say: 'So what else is new?'

Peter Eisenman

I truly believe that the great heroes that create the history of architecture are people who take risks and write to tell about it.

Peter Eisenman

If you were a son of mine, I wouldn't want you to be an architect, because it's a tough way to be in the world.

Peter Eisenman

Conservation destroys the present. If we are only busy preserving the past, we are not living in the present and unable to look forward. I am against conservation. We should let young people move forward, whether we agree with them or not. We should let new things happen.

Peter Eisenman

Architecture is definitely a political act.

Peter Eisenman

I am immersed in architecture all day, working in my office or teaching.

Peter Eisenman

Architects design houses. I live in a home.

Peter Eisenman

I am very different as a parent to new kids. My work changed from being rooted in the sky to being rooted in the earth.

Peter Eisenman

My wife has her stuff and her taste, and I have my stuff and my taste.

Peter Eisenman

The more centralized the power, the less compromises need to be made in architecture. (Peter Eisenman)

I'm a Larry David fan, right? And it seems to me that Jewish history from the Talmud on has been a self-deprecating, self-critical kind of humor.

Peter Eisenman

I would never live in anything I design. Life and art are different. My life is very precious to me - my art is precious to me. I love designing things for other people, but I don't like designing things for myself.

Peter Eisenman

I don't design houses with the nuclear family idea because I don't believe in it as a concept.

Peter Eisenman

I don't know how to use appliances. I mean, I use the coffee maker. But that's it.

Peter Eisenman