I was once in a very, very bad car accident. So my drawing arm is full of pins and platinum stuff. Occasionally it hurts. But I found that after the arm was put back together I could draw better than before. I have no idea why. Bernard Tschumi Read Quote
Society secretly delights in crime, excesses, and violated prohibitions of all sorts. Bernard Tschumi Read Quote
I feel very comfortable in New York, in a city where there is no such thing as ‘nationality.’ Bernard Tschumi Read Quote
The ultimate pleasure of architecture lies in the most forbidden parts of the architectural act, where limits are perverted and prohibitions are transgressed. Bernard Tschumi Read Quote
Before 2000, everything was about being contextual, and buildings were supposed to be good citizens. Bernard Tschumi Read Quote
The general public will almost always stand behind the traditionalists. In the public eye, architecture is about comfort, about shelter, about bricks and mortar. Bernard Tschumi Read Quote
My apartment reflects my views as an architect. It is minimal, austere. The architecture doesn’t impose itself upon you. The apartment is a stage for other things to take place. Bernard Tschumi Read Quote
When I designed my loft, I literally framed the World Trade Center as a picture postcard I could see from my bed. I no longer have that image, and I mourn it. Bernard Tschumi Read Quote
