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Renzo Piano Quotes

Italian - Architect | September 14, 1937 -

When I was a student in the '60s, I dreamt of making a house 7 feet by 7 feet, as a dream of freedom, of self-moderation.

Freedom Feet House Dream Student

As an architect, you cannot be so arrogant as to say you are 100% sure about what you do.

You Say Arrogant Cannot Sure About

The day I went to see my father to say I wanted to become an architect, he was a bit surprised, because for him being a builder is much more than being just an architect. He was very angry, and I never thought I could do something else.

Father Day Angry Thought Say Become

I don't like the idea that the first preparation when you start to design your building has to put your label. I think this is not fair. It's not fair to the building or to the people, to the client, because every building tells a different story.

Preparation People Building Start

I don't remember a single thing in my childhood that was not related in some way to building.

Childhood Building Remember Way Some

I think people should try to teach young children that these qualities - stubbornness and a capacity to listen - might look like they are opposites, but they are not.

Children People Think Look Young

In some way, people believe that if you are permeable, if you are a good listener, you don't have the quality of somebody with a firm attitude. This is what, fundamentally, I got from my mother.

Good Mother Attitude Quality People

Enjoying art is a personal matter. It's made up by contemplation, silence, abstraction.

Art Silence Personal Matter Up Made

As an architect, you have to provide a shelter to enjoy art. And you have to love art. It's like when you make a concert hall. You must love music. This is the reason why you make the space, to enjoy music - making a space for art is the same thing.

Love Music Art Space Enjoy You

In a way I spend my entire life stealing from everything - from the past, from cities I love, from where I grew up - grabbing things, taking not only from architecture but from Italy, art, writing, poetry, music.

Life Love Music Art Architecture

I came to architecture from building. Because my father was a builder, everybody was - and is - a builder in my family.

Family Father Architecture Building

Great American art needs the idea of uninterrupted spaces, like a loft, which itself is something very American.

Great Art American Something Idea

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