Architecture adds dimensions to my life that would be impossible to acquire if I retired. The beautiful thing about architecture is that every project is brand new. I am forced to renew myself with every project. Isn't that wonderful?
Interpretation
Architecture continually reinvents and enriches life, bringing new experiences with each project.
Cesar Pelli's quote reflects the idea that architecture is not just about buildings; it's a dynamic field that challenges and inspires creativity. He emphasizes how each architectural project offers a fresh opportunity for personal and professional renewal, highlighting the beauty and excitement that comes with constantly engaging in new creative endeavors.
In practice
Use this quote to inspire future architects at a university seminar.
I realize that having a style would be very beneficial for my practice from a marketing standpoint, but I can't do it. I believe my responsibilities as an architect are to design the most appropriate building for the place. Each place has a distinct culture and function, which for me requires an appropriate answer.
I'm particularly interested in the public role that all buildings play. I believe that we architects should try to go beyond our basic obligations to the public, and our opportunities to do so are many.
I'm a bad customer for my own buildings! If I'm choosing an apartment, I choose one about five or six stories high so that I can see the people, the trees, and the world on the street. Beyond that, I lose contact with the ground!
What is the point of singing wonderful lyrics if the audience can't understand what is being said or heard?
A good producer brings out the best in the artist he's working with. You shouldn't be able to listen to something and say, 'So-and-so produced this album.'
And I thought, eight years ago, when I began carefully charting the progress of American Gods, nervously dipping my toes into the waters of blogging, would I have imagined a future in which, instead of recording the vicissitudes of bringing a book into the world, I would be writing about not-even-interestingly missing cups of cold camomile tea? And I thought, yup. Sounds about right. Happy Eighth birthday, blog.
I write a lot of songs people don't hear. I really just enjoy the process. I finish 'em all. I don't think there's a whole lot of difference between the bad ones and the good ones.
Writers write to influence their readers, their preachers, their auditors, but always, at bottom, to be more themselves.
A good design is not a democratic consensus.
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