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Since Stonehenge, architects have always been at the cutting edge of technology. And you can't separate technology from the humanistic and spiritual content of a building.
I always think of buildings in their settings, but so do other architects.
I was always fascinated by politics, and I did not like the direction the country was going under Bill Clinton.
The Academy of Architecture in Mendrisio comes from afar. Our land has a millennial history of emigrations: master masons, architects, builders, decorators, plasterers, artists from the world of building.
In a place like the Greek Theater in L.A., to try and create a close connection with the audience seems almost antithetical to the architecture of the building.
Architecture is restricted to such a limited vocabulary. A building is either a high-rise or a perimeter block or a town house.
I learned my color in Europe. I've always been a colorist, I think. I started when I was very young, being a bird-watcher, fascinated by the bird colors.
So what we have tried to do in our later buildings is to try to be completely consistent, as a painter is consistent or as a sculptor is consistent. Architecture also must be very consistent.
If, early on, you know how things are put together, then you can build. The architect is in charge of making - he is not an artist.
