Renzo Piano quotes - page 2

Architects spend an entire life with this unreasonable idea that you can fight against gravity. (Renzo Piano)
Light has not just intensity, but also a vibration, which is capable of roughening a smooth material, of giving a three-dimensional quality to a flat surface. View quote
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When a man is not satisfied with a house where he lives, he becomes an architect. View quote
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Cities are beautiful because they are created slowly; they are made by time. A city is born from a tangle of monuments and infrastructures, culture and market, national history and everyday stories. It takes 500 years to create a city, 50 to create a neighborhood. View quote
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If you have total freedom, then you are in trouble. It's much better when you have some obligation, some discipline, some rules. When you have no rules, then you start to build your own rules. View quote
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Architecture is an imposed art in some ways, imposed upon the public, so people must be sure about what you're doing. You have to be sure about what you're doing. View quote
Renzo Piano

Renzo Piano

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Occupation: Italian Architect
Born: September 14, 1937
Quotes count: 31

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