5 Quotes & Sayings By Bernard Tschumi

Bernard Tschumi is one of the most internationally renowned architects of our time. He is one of the founders of the School of Architecture at the University of Paris-VIII, where he was also director until he left in 2002. He has taught for over 35 years at various universities around the world, including Yale, Cambridge, Harvard, Milan, Zurich, Cologne and Paris-IV.

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My apartment reflects my views as an architect. It is minimal, austere. The architecture doesn't impose itself upon you. The apartment is a stage for other things to take place. Bernard Tschumi
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The ultimate pleasure of architecture lies in the most forbidden parts of the architectural act, where limits are perverted and prohibitions are transgressed. Bernard Tschumi
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I never talked about architecture with my father, which I regret. Bernard Tschumi
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The general public will almost always stand behind the traditionalists. In the public eye, architecture is about comfort, about shelter, about bricks and mortar. Bernard Tschumi