Peter Eisenman

Architecture American 1932 102 quotes

Theoretical architect of Wexner Center, using grids and fragmentation to challenge norms.

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"The problem with architecture today is that it's too concerned with solving problems. It should be about creating problems."

— from Lecture, 1980

"Architecture is a language, and like any language, it can be used to say things that are not immediately obvious."

— from Book: House X, 1977

"I'm interested in architecture that makes you think, not just architecture that makes you comfortable."

— from Interview, 1985

In every structure, I embed a paradox.

Essay 2000

The future of architecture lies in its deconstruction.

Lecture 1978

Other Architectures born within 50 years of Peter Eisenman (1932).