“I see architecture as a form of communication over time.” FormCommunicationArchitecture Author:Jimenez Lai
“If I were to arrive at a foreign country like Czech Republic, I don't have to speak Czech to understand the feeling of the local sensations through architecture. That is a kind of communication that no language can perform.” IfsKindCountryFeelingsSpeakLanguageCommunicationArchitectureLocalsSensationsRepublicForeign CountriesCzechCzech Republic Author:Jimenez Lai
“I think of architecture as language, and I look within the intra-communication between architects.” ThinkingLooksLanguageCommunicationArchitectureArchitect Author:Jimenez Lai
“I think regionalism was a little easier before mass communication was made possible. This is not to say that regionalism doesn't exist anymore. I think it does.” ThinkingLittlesDoeMadeCommunicationEasierMassMass CommunicationRegionalism Author:Jimenez Lai
“The role of architecture, in terms of communication, is not going to drastically change either.” TermRolesCommunicationArchitecture Author:Jimenez Lai
“Communication requires cultural context, and technology facilitates our ability to cross-reference ideas over time. Charles Moore were saying: Enough with the sterile, context-less architecture. Enough with the functional-minded frame of operation. How about a little mess? How about a little, let's say, syntax? A little quotation using history? How about some other meanings or symbols? I think that's the only logical reaction when you have to thoughtfully manage the communication of a lot of information.” ThinkingEnoughAbilityTechnologyCommunicationArchitectureManageMessLogicalQuotations Author:Jimenez Lai
“In 500 years, English has changed a lot, and right now we're undergoing an extremely rapid rate of accelerated advancement in terms of technology, but I still have a hard time believing that we're going to stop speaking to each other. The role of architecture, in terms of communication, is not going to drastically change either. It's going to continue to create a cultural affect where people will be able to understand something beyond function that may otherwise be foreign to them.” PeopleBelieveTermTechnologyChangedCommunicationRateArchitectureHard Times Author:Jimenez Lai