I have a strong sense that every project is an invention, which is not a word I hear being used in architecture courses.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the creative nature of architecture as an act of invention.
Thomas Heatherwick's quote suggests that architecture should be viewed through the lens of invention, highlighting the creative process involved in every project. He expresses concern that this perspective is often overlooked in academic settings, encouraging a more innovative approach to architectural education.
In practice
In a speech about innovative architectural practices.
I try to be a positive person, but I'm also always looking and wondering, 'Maybe this could be done differently.' As soon as your mind is in a critical mode, you're halfway through designing; as soon as you start thinking about whether something could be better, you're already halfway through a solution.
Often the most important moment in the design process is figuring out what the right question is.
I'm not one who divides music, dance or art into various categories. Either something works, or it doesn't.
It was at that age that poetry came in search of me.
It so happened that Lucy, who found daily life rather chaotic, entered a more solid world when she opened the piano. She was then no longer either deferential or patronizing; no longer either a rebel or a slave.
I'll be writing songs till I die. There's just no question.
Fiction—and poetry and drama— cleanse the doors of perception.
I write from this tight third-person viewpoint, where each chapter is seen through the eyes of one individual character. When I'm writing that character, I become that character and identify with that character.
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