Liberal Views Have Never Built Anything of any Value (Peter Eisenman)

I can tell you this: most of my clients are Republicans, most of them are right-leaning. In fact, my client in Spain for the cultural center at Santiago de Campostela is the last Francoist minister. And I have the most rapport with right-leaning political views, because first of all, liberal views have never built anything of any value, because they can't get their act together.<a name="more"></a><br>
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<dt>Would you care to elaborate a little on the connection you see between politics and architecture</dt>
<dd>Well, I think architecture is a form of politics. I believe that architecture does make political statements. There is no doubt. I mean, I was just in Naples recently, and three of the great buildings that I saw in Naples, in the most beautiful shape, were built by Mussolini. But that doesnt mean I agree with Mussolinis politics.
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</dd><dt>Anything else youd like to add</dt>
<dd>Dont confuse me with Bernard Tschumi. You know, when he was dean of the architecture school at Columbia, I could never get a job there. I may seem like a person thats far out to you and Bob Stern and Demetri Porphyrios, which is fine, but to the students, whom Bob and I both have to deal with, Bob and I are both seen as conservatives, and they want stuff thats more relevant to what they believe is relevant. Its a very difficult moment because Bob has to hire me to placate the students and he has to hire people like Gregg Lynn to, in a sense, show the students who are constantly demanding, where is the world today? And I think part of the reason why Yale hires somebody like a Richard Meier to do the arts building is because they believe they have to in fact keep up with whats happening in the world of architecture, like many other universities.</dd>
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