You can just drift unhappily towards this vision of heaven on earth, and ultimately that is what architecture is a vision of: Heaven on earth, at it’s best. Ben Nicholson Read Quote
When I left school I went on trip around the world – I only got as far as Australia, but like a bloody fool I cut it short because of a girl. It’s probably one of my big regrets in life. Ben Nicholson Read Quote
What I feel bad about is not having published very much in the last few years. Ben Nicholson Read Quote
The latest page I’ve been working is about the organization of the pantheon of the gods. Who’s indebted to whom, how they are related, who screwed whose uncle or grandmother, all of that. Ben Nicholson Read Quote
Student journeys which were important to me were Sicily, Greece, and Egypt, where I really saw these buildings, and that is where you’re able to grasp what things mean. Ben Nicholson Read Quote
I’m just interested in meditating on certain ideas, and I like to draw: that’s my way of thinking. Ben Nicholson Read Quote
Satire is fascinating stuff. It’s deadly serious, and when politics begin to break down, there is a drift towards satire, because it’s the only thing that makes any sense. Ben Nicholson Read Quote
Politics are beautiful. They enable a community to live collectively with one another. It’s not about stabbing each other in the back; it’s about enabling people to reach their dreams and pursue happiness. Ben Nicholson Read Quote
MTV lets us do whatever we want. For me, there is freedom in serving an experienced client who knows what they want and has the money to do it. MTV is that for us. Ben Nicholson Read Quote