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Architect

Richard Saul Wurman is a renowned architect, born on March 26, 1935. His career spans across various fields including urban planning, architectural design, and education. Wurman is known for his innovative design philosophy and in-depth research on information architecture.

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“Order is no guarantee of understanding. Sometimes just the opposite is true.”

Sometimes Order Understanding Opposites Guarantees

Book:Information Anxiety 2

Source: Information Anxiety 2

“I like to question the minutia, to get to the essence of things. The minutia of life is all about design. It's about the design of how you talk to another human being; it's the design of speech; it's the design of everything we do. We need to be better at listening, and we need to aim more directly at understanding and being understood.”

Needs Humans Life Is Understanding Human Beings Design Listening Speech Understood Essence Aim

Author:Richard Saul Wurman

“The most essential prerequisite to understanding is to be able to admit when you don't understand something”

Inspirational Able Understanding Attitude Acceptance Essentials Admitting Prerequisites

Book:33: understanding change & the change in understanding

Source: 33: understanding change & the change in understanding

“Allow the information to tell you how it wants to be displayed. As architecture is ‘frozen music’, information architecture is ‘frozen conversation’. Any good conversation is based on understanding.”

Want Understanding Information Conversation Architecture Frozen Good Conversation Information Architecture

Author:Richard Saul Wurman

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Born: March 26, 1935
Known for: Architect
Quotes: 29

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