Renzo Piano

“The day I went to see my father to say I wanted to become an architect, he was a bit surprised, because for him being a builder is much more than being just an architect. He was very angry, and I never thought I could do something else.”

“I don't remember a single thing in my childhood that was not related in some way to building.”

“I think people should try to teach young children that these qualities - stubbornness and a capacity to listen - might look like they are opposites, but they are not.”

“Great American art needs the idea of uninterrupted spaces, like a loft, which itself is something very American.”

“A museum is a place where one should lose one's head.”