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Michael Graves

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I don't care what people call me, labels have the negative value of making smaller boundaries for people.


— Michael Graves


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It was always my goal to 'up the ante' on good design and rye devoted much of my career to this.


— Michael Graves


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I don't believe in morality in architecture.


— Michael Graves


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I have no requirements for a style of architecture.


— Michael Graves


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I see architecture not as Gropius did, as a moral venture, as truth, but as invention, in the same way that poetry or music or painting is invention.


— Michael Graves


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If I have a style, I am not aware of it.


— Michael Graves


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In any architecture, there is an equity between the pragmatic function and the symbolic function.


— Michael Graves


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In designing hardware to be used every day, it was important to keep both the human aspects and the machine in mind. What looks good also often feels good.


— Michael Graves


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The dialogue of architecture has been centered too long around the idea of truth.


— Michael Graves


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About Michael Graves






Did you know about Michael Graves?

He directs the firm Michael Graves & Associates which has offices in Princeton and in New York City. He attended Broad Ripple High School receiving his diploma in 1952. He began designing domestic products in 19xx.

He earned a master's degree in architecture from Harvard University. Identified as one of The New York Five Graves was known first for his contemporary building designs and some prominent public commissions. He directs the firm Michael Graves & Associates which has offices in Princeton and in New York City.

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