Architecture is the story of how we see ourselves. It is the architect's job to service everyday life.

Thom Mayne
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  1. So at a time in which the media give the public everything it wants and desires, maybe art should adopt a much more aggressive attitude towards the public. I myself am very much inclined to take this position.

  2. But I absolutely believe that architecture is a social activity that has to do with some sort of communication or places of interaction, and that to change the environment is to change behaviour.

  3. Architecture is a result of a process of asking questions and testing them and re-interrogating and changing in a repetitive way.

  4. Architecture is a negotiated art, and it's highly political, and if you want to make buildings, there is diplomacy required.

  5. I believe that artistic activities change people. You do effect change. I see architecture as a political, social and cultural act - that is its primary role.

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