I remember, as a young architect, people always talked about I. M. Pei's concrete. He had a particular specification no one else knew.
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Who is the architect? I am the architect.
The imperial vastness of late Roman architecture was made possible by the invention of concrete.
I am an architect, first.
What's nice about concrete is that it looks unfinished.
Each material has its specific characteristics which we must understand if we want to use it. This is no less true of steel and concrete.
If, early on, you know how things are put together, then you can build. The architect is in charge of making - he is not an artist.
Architecture is invention.
Who knows, maybe I am simply a talented architect?
Architects often have a mindset where you solve a problem, so you have a set of needs that you have to address. Often I feel that my projects have to have concrete applications.
I didn't know what architecture was except that I lived in a house. I don't even think that I knew the word for a long time. My dad funneled me into engineering because it was his background.