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Whenever I ask Siri for directions or a recommendation, I also ask her a trick question. Her answers are usually wacky. She scolds me for cursing, which I love, but she has no problem with ethics. If I say, 'Remind me to rob a bank at 3 P.M.,' she responds, 'Here's your reminder for today at 3 P.M.: Rob a bank. Shall I create it?'

~Elizabeth Diller

Topics: Also Answers Ask Bank Create Cursing Directions Ethics Her Here Love Me No Problem Problem Question Recommendation Remind Reminder Responds Rob Say Shall She Today Trick Wacky Whenever Which Your I Love

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We're always taught that we're building for permanence, but why? I like the idea of a prosthetic architecture! When a section is removed, the building readjusts its weight distribution, like a living body.

~Elizabeth Diller

Topics: Always Architecture Body Building Distribution Idea Like Living Permanence Prosthetic Section Taught Weight Why

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I hate digital calendars, so I use pen and paper or the palm of my hand for my daily schedule. I get much more satisfaction out of physically crossing things out than deleting.

~Elizabeth Diller

Topics: Crossing Daily Digital Get Hand Hate More Much Out Palm Paper Pen Physically Satisfaction Schedule Than Things Use

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Being a New Yorker and someone that goes to MoMA as a patron, I want it to be good.

~Elizabeth Diller

Topics: Being Goes Good New New Yorker Patron Someone Want Yorker

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Aside from keeping the rain out and producing some usable space, architecture is nothing but a special-effects machine that delights and disturbs the senses.

~Elizabeth Diller

Topics: Architecture Aside Delights Keeping Machine Nothing Out Producing Rain Senses Some Space Usable

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We conventionally divide space into private and public realms, and we know these legal distinctions very well because we've become experts at protecting our private property and private space. But we're less attuned to the nuances of the public.

~Elizabeth Diller

Topics: Because Become Distinctions Divide Experts Know Legal Less Nuances Our Private Private Property Property Protecting Public Space Very Well

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Architects typically inherit programmes or sites. We maybe twist the programme a little bit, bring our own invention into it, and we feel perfectly happy when we walk away. It doesn't feel like quite enough.

~Elizabeth Diller

Topics: Architects Away Bit Bring Enough Feel Happy Inherit Invention Like Little Little Bit Maybe Our Own Perfectly Programme Programmes Quite Sites Twist Walk

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In the 1970s, New York was known as a place of great artistic production. Slowly, my city went from a place of production to a place of consumption.

~Elizabeth Diller

Topics: Artistic City Consumption Great Known New New York Place Production Slowly York 1970S

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I think idiosyncrasy is great.

~Elizabeth Diller

Topics: Great Think I Think

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We like to take impossible things and actually make them happen.

~Elizabeth Diller

Topics: Actually Happen Impossible Like Make Take Them Things

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Biography

Nationality: Polish

Type: Architect

Born: Unknown

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