Richard Meier Quotes

Wood floors give it a warmth that works well with the openness and transparency of the units, the way in which the wood extends out to the balcony. It gives it a continuity of surface, and people can then put down carpet or rugs or whatever they want. - Richard Meier

This building is different from any other building I have done. - Richard Meier

The modern museum is much more flexible, open and transparent. There's a lightness here that is different than in ancient museums. - Richard Meier

Rome has not seen a modern building in more than half a century. It is a city frozen in time. - Richard Meier

Our view is the entire World Trade Center is a sacred precinct, a place of dignity, a place of aspiration, a place of contemplation, and of hope and memory. - Richard Meier

One of the main objections, I think, was that I am American. - Richard Meier

I've experienced Rome since I was a student there in 1955 and at the American Academy in 1976. It is a place that I have spent time in, loved and absorbed. It never occurred to me that I would someday build in Rome. It didn't seem that it was in the realm of possibilities. - Richard Meier

It's of a scale that not many people have done. - Richard Meier

It is a very significant project for the city that will demonstrate Rome's ability to move into the 21st century so people should care deeply about it. - Richard Meier

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