Zitat des Tages von Cesar Pelli:
I've always loved three-sided patios. Courtyard plans are very common, but it's rare that it has one side open.
The World Trade Center was for me not only out of scale vertically, but it was also out of scale in plan. It occupied several blocks that were all massed together.
I would have loved to be the designer of the Capitol of the United States. I would love to do some important major public building.
My buildings are like my children, so I cannot have favorites.
I realize that having a style would be very beneficial for my practice from a marketing standpoint, but I can't do it. I believe my responsibilities as an architect are to design the most appropriate building for the place. Each place has a distinct culture and function, which for me requires an appropriate answer.
I see my buildings as pieces of cities, and in my designs I try to make them into responsible and contributing citizens.
When I finished high school, I was 16, and in Argentina you have to choose a career right after high school. There is no such thing as a liberal arts education.
When I started designing in school, I discovered that I had a knack for it. I fell completely in love with architecture, and I remain in love with it.
I'm particularly interested in the public role that all buildings play. I believe that we architects should try to go beyond our basic obligations to the public, and our opportunities to do so are many.
