Quote by Thom Mayne

I'm often called an old-fashioned modernist. But the modernists had the absurd idea that architecture could heal the world. That's impossible. And today nobody expects architects to have these grand visions any more.

I'm often called an old-fashioned modernist. But the moderni

Summary

In this quote, the speaker reflects on being labeled an "old-fashioned modernist" and challenges the grand vision of architecture. The person asserts that modernists had an unrealistic belief that architecture alone could solve the world's problems. They emphasize the impossibility of architecture healing the world, and they contend that contemporary expectations of architects have shifted, implying that ambitious societal transformations are no longer attributed to their profession.

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By Thom Mayne

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