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Architecture is about aging well, about precision and authenticity. There is much more to the success of a building than what you can see. I'm not suggesting that gestural architecture is always superficial, but solid reasoning has its place.

~Annabelle Selldorf

Topics: About Aging Always Architecture Authenticity Building More Much Place Precision Reasoning See Solid Success Suggesting Superficial Than Well You

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There isn't any one material that's mine. It all depends on the context. For example, I did a house that had the most exquisite marble applications. That sounds ostentatious, but it wasn't, given the context. The color white I subscribe to extensively. I love thinking about color, but I often go with white.

~Annabelle Selldorf

Topics: About Any Applications Color Context Depends Did Example Exquisite For Example Given Go Had House Love Marble Material Mine Most Often Ostentatious Sounds Subscribe Thinking White I Love

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I make spaces that are calm rather than confrontational. I seek a certain kind of logic that allows you to move in space and perceive it as beautiful and rational. Clarity is a worthwhile quality.

~Annabelle Selldorf

Topics: Beautiful Calm Certain Clarity Confrontational Kind Logic Make Move Perceive Quality Rather Rational Seek Space Spaces Than Worthwhile You

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One of the things I've always loved about New York is there is so much precedent for ornament on industrial buildings.

~Annabelle Selldorf

Topics: About Always Buildings Industrial Loved Much New New York One Of The Things Ornament Precedent Things York

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When you have rules to abide by, does that curtail you as a designer, or set you free? People think of classical architecture visually, but I think the brilliant part of it is actually spatial.

~Annabelle Selldorf

Topics: Abide Actually Architecture Brilliant Classical Designer Does Free Free People Part People Rules Set Spatial Think You I Think

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There's no architect who doesn't want to build a library - and I am no different. With so much scrutiny now attached to reading - because of technology and how we approach it as a social activity - that is a very exciting area in architecture.

~Annabelle Selldorf

Topics: Activity Am Approach Architect Architecture Area Attached Because Build Different Exciting How Library Much Now Reading Scrutiny Social Technology Very Want Who I Am

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Tension is an interesting quality - and architecture must have it. There should be elements of the inexplicable, the mysterious, and the poetic in something that is perfectly rational.

~Annabelle Selldorf

Topics: Architecture Elements Inexplicable Interesting Must Mysterious Perfectly Poetic Quality Rational Should Something Tension

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I'm inspired by looking at art, by looking at precedent. Looking is what you have to do if you want to make things, so you develop a critical eye.

~Annabelle Selldorf

Topics: Art Critical Develop Eye Inspired Looking Make Precedent Things Want You

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I'm not so interested in technology for technology's sake. I don't need incredibly sophisticated climate-control systems. And I'm absolutely amazed at the time people spend exchanging messages; I don't have a lot of time left over for those things.

~Annabelle Selldorf

Topics: Absolutely Amazed Exchanging Incredibly Interested Left Lot Messages Need Over People Sake Sophisticated Spend Systems Technology Things Those Time Time People

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All clients think that they are architects.

~Annabelle Selldorf

Topics: Architects Clients Think

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Biography

Nationality: German

Type: Architect

Born: Unknown

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