“I love architecture but one of the things that gets up my nose, particularly in London, is that doing anything is like pulling teeth. There are so many hangers-on and architectural advisers who know nothing and it gets in the way.”
The Architects’ Journal
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“The word “urban” suggests to many—especially suburbanites—declining cities to be shunned. But America can’t succeed without supporting the economic engine of its cities and suburbs combined—the metro-wide message that Obama repeatedly underscores in speeches, but somehow bypassed in naming the new office.”
Citiwire
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“Charles [Gwathmey] was able to sublimate his ego and produce really sophisticated solutions to plan problems, to circulation problems - but those aren’t the kinds of things that make headlines.”
BD Online
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“In architectural education, we still tend to learn about great European cities, along with New York—and in the more progressive schools—Los Angeles and Chicago. Houston is the fourth largest city in the country, and much of urban studies tend to overlook it. It’s time for architects to take some responsibility; there is the possibility to work there.”
The Architect’s Newspaper
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“In a way, there’s a lot fewer people hurt if you raid from redevelopment … Some projects are good, but some are just handouts to well-connected developers.”
The Architects' Newspaper
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