Design When I am true to my inspiration, even fight for my design, the project always turns out well. Christian de Portzamparc 10
Architecture Architecture has a strong link with the movies in terms of time progression, sequencing, framing, all of that. Christian de Portzamparc 13
Architecture In the '60s when I was a student, there was this campaign to destroy 75 percent of the old buildings in Paris, replacing them with modern... Christian de Portzamparc 12
Architecture When I was 18, I lived in Greenwich Village, New York, for nine months. At that time, I wanted to change the world, not through architecture, but... Christian de Portzamparc 16
Architecture We need to rediscover the essence of the meaning of 'the use.' Architecture is, above all, here for a better living. Every gesture, every shape must... Christian de Portzamparc 12
Beauty An architect must remember that the people working or living in his building need space - to dream, to be quiet, to find beauty somewhere. Christian de Portzamparc 11
