You can't really be [a figure of the architectural] establishment until you build a lot and people get tired of it and want something else.
Jack Robertson, “American Architecture Now,” 1984
The classic American confrontation [is] between the natural landscape of Eden and what man builds in Eden, and we intended to exaggerate that dialogue between language and landscape.
Jack Robertson, “American Architecture Now,” 1984
There is a long tradition of architects building houses as a way for architects to come to grips with the most pressing architectural issues.
Jack Robertson, “American Architecture Now,” 1984
The physical chemistry between an architect and a client is enormously important, they must trust you, because you have to be able to tell people bad news.
Jack Robertson, “American Architecture Now,” 1984
You get jobs through the people you know, through networking, through friends. Every now and then, someone sees something about you and they say that this man is crazy enough to go with me.
Jack Robertson, “American Architecture Now,” 1984
Thomas Jefferson's work can teach people how to concentrate on essential issues.
Jack Robertson, “American Architecture Now,” 1984
Most successful cities have been based on a consensus of a reasonable order.
Jack Robertson, “American Architecture Now,” 1984
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Eisenman Robertson Architects, Firehouse for Engine Co. 233 + Ladder Co. 176, Brooklyn, NY, 1984 (via archiveofaffinities)