In New York City, when they develop something, they never use the old buildings. It's so wasteful. Why not use what's there?
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If there really is no new way to be found, we are not afraid to stick with the old one that we found previously. So, I do not make every building different.
I have often wondered what it is an old building can do to you when you happen to know a little about things that went on long ago in that building.
Recycling old buildings to show art is very important.
I think what happened there was just the budget would be too big to build these sets because nothing really exists here in New York of that period; you have to build it all.
It's sad to see these old buildings go because they have so many memories, and it's a real personal kind of thing when you play these places. It's part of our history just gone.
One of the things I've always loved about New York is there is so much precedent for ornament on industrial buildings.
Because, if we understand how a building is to be produced and we find a way that it can be more simply produced, then obviously we are contributing to building better buildings more easily.
And then, build a bustling wonderful city of the 21st century, with a restoration of a spectacular skyline, which Manhattan, of course, needs. So, that is really the design as a whole.
A building is no good if someone's got to explain to you why it's good. You can't say you don't know enough about architecture - that's ridiculous. It's got to work on many levels.
I love buildings that aren't purpose-built.