"The color and spectacle of Mexico's streets sparked my interest in community driven space and experience, a passion that I began to develop while studying architecture at Syracuse University and then at the Architectural Association School in London. Having been immersed in such a diverse array of lively environments, it would be impossible for me not to use these memories and experiences as inspiration for my work."

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David Rockwell

#Memories Quotes #Inspiration Quotes #Passion Quotes

“America faces a new race that has awakened.”
“I've no desire to start a movement, to be the first name on an open petition, or to be the poster child for disgruntled writers.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“I cherish my every connection. I see the other in myself and myself in others.”
“Brains are no good if you don't use them.”

Source : "Rite of Passage". Book by Alexei Panshin, 1968.
“If you knew how much work went into it, you wouldn't call it genius.”
“Biography is the medium through which the remaining secrets of the famous dead are taken from them and dumped out in full view of the world. The biographer at work, indeed, is like the professional burglar, breaking into a house, rifling through certain drawers that he has good reason to think contain the jewelry and money, and triumphantly bearing his loot away.”

Source : Janet Malcolm (2011). “Silent Woman: Sylvia Plath And Ted Hughes”, p.12, Granta Books
“It is sweet and right to die for the homeland, but it is sweeter to live for the homeland, and the sweetest to drink for it. Therefore, let us drink to the health of the homeland.”
“It was never just about painting everything white, I set out to create comfortable spaces - visually comfortable spaces. My mind always feels a little scrambled, so being in simple rooms helps me to think straight.”

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