“Architecture is not about building the impossible, which would be naive. It is about building the possible in an impossible situation.”

— Thom Mayne

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About Thom Mayne

Architect • American

Thom Mayne is a highly influential American architect and educator renowned for his deconstructivist designs. He is the founding principal of Morphosis Architects, an interdisciplinary practice involved in rigorous...

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