Peter Eisenman
Peter Eisenman
Peter Eisenmanis an American architect. Considered one of the New York Five, Eisenman is known for his writing and speaking about architecture as well as his designs, which have been called high modernist or deconstructive...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionArchitect
Date of Birth11 August 1932
CountryUnited States of America
believe ideas design
I don't design houses with the nuclear family idea because I don't believe in it as a concept.
teaching office architecture
I am immersed in architecture all day, working in my office or teaching.
self fans kind
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.
feel-good dont-like-me individual
Stop making me feel good. If you are anti-Semitic, fine. If you don't like me personally, fine. But deal with me as an individual, not as a Jew.
baby children pregnancy
Endings are like, I always say, like a women's pregnancy. When she has a child, she is happy to have the child, but there is a thing called postpartum depression, that is that she is no longer carrying the baby.
wife stuff taste
My wife has her stuff and her taste, and I have my stuff and my taste.
home design house
Architects design houses. I live in a home.
world information
The world is too full of information.
guilt
You cannot live with guilt.
thinking next projects
I am not a finisher, I am a starter. And I am always thinking, what is the next project.
struggle people world
The best clients in the world are the people who cause you to struggle.
choices variation algorithms
The problem with digital architecture is that an algorithm can produce endless variations, so an architect has many choices.
kids sky parent
I am very different as a parent to new kids. My work changed from being rooted in the sky to being rooted in the earth.
believe people architecture
I don't believe that classical architecture is enough to engage people anymore. They say: 'So what else is new?'