Architects are not clients. We can't build without something to built.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I don't build because I am an architect. I can make true architecture because I do not build.
Normally, architects render a service. They implement what other people want. This is not what I do. I like to develop the use of the building together with the client, in a process, so that as we go along we become more intelligent.
Architects have made architecture too complex. We need to simplify it and use a language that everyone can understand.
It is no use working with other architects. What can they do? Who does what?
All clients think that they are architects.
I don't build in order to have clients. I have clients in order to build.
It's my goal to make a building as immaterial as possible. Architecture is a very material thing. It takes a lot of resources, so why not eliminate what you don't need as long as you're able to achieve the same result?
Architects work in two ways. One is to respond precisely to a client's needs or demands. Another is to look at what the client asks and reinterpret it.
The dialogue between client and architect is about as intimate as any conversation you can have, because when you're talking about building a house, you're talking about dreams.
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.