Jean Nouvel Quotes

Art should be created for life, not for the museum

Each new situation requires a new architecture.

It is not possible to design always the same. How to be different in each different place - that is the most important work and duty of the architect to find out.

Architecture exists, like cinema, in the dimension of time and movement

Space, space: architects always talk about space! But creating a space is not automatically doing architecture. With the same space, you can make a masterpiece or cause a disaster.

I like to play with architecture! It's my favorite game.

My buildings are more famous than me.

I think architecture has to be a gift.

I generally hate the luxury modern apartment with too many things out of sight and so clean you cannot touch.

If there was a fire at my house I would throw more things on it. The only thing I would take out? Myself!

I like English parks.

Art should be created for life, not for the museum.