10 Quotes & Sayings By Peter Eisenman

Peter Eisenman is an American architect, who is best known for his work on the Database of the Republic of Macedonia. He was born in 1946 in Vienna, Austria, to a Jewish family. After completing his study in architecture at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna he moved to New York in 1964. In 1968 he received his Master's degree from Columbia University Read more

In 1971 he received his PhD from MIT and also studied at Yale University and Harvard University. In 1972 he was appointed professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Since 1984 he has been a professor at the Yale School of Architecture. Peter Eisenman's works are characterized by their outstanding formal quality and by a strong search for a spatial logic that makes a dialogue with the history of architecture possible.

His architectural designs have been realized in numerous countries including Germany, Spain, Italy, France, Great Britain, Denmark, Japan and the USA. Peter Eisenman's works have been awarded with numerous international awards including The Prince of Asturias Award for Art and Science in 1990, The Royal Gold Medal for Architecture in 1993 and The Wolf Prize for Art and Technology in 1997. Peter Eisenman has been awarded honorary doctorates by the Universidad Autonoma de Madrid (Spain), Universidad Nacional de San Cristobal (Colombia), Universidad Centroamericana José Simeón Cañas (El Salvador), Università di Roma La Sapienza (Italy).

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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
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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
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The problem with digital architecture is that an algorithm can produce endless variations, so an architect has many choices. Peter Eisenman
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Architecture is definitely a political act. Peter Eisenman
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The more centralized the power, the less compromises need to be made in architecture. Peter Eisenman
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I am immersed in architecture all day, working in my office or teaching. Peter Eisenman
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I don't believe that classical architecture is enough to engage people anymore. They say: 'So what else is new?' Peter Eisenman
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Architects design houses. I live in a home. Peter Eisenman
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I don't design houses with the nuclear family idea because I don't believe in it as a concept. Peter Eisenman