Joshua Prince-Ramus
Joshua Prince-Ramus
Joshua Prince-Ramusis Principal of REX, an internationally acclaimed architecture and design firm based in New York City, whose name signifies a re-appraisalof architecture. Operating across many scales, REX consistently advances new building paradigms and promotes the agency of architecture. Seminal projects include the Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre in Dallas, Texas; the Vakko Fashion Center in Istanbul, Turkey; and the Seattle Central Library—all opened to critical acclaim. The subject of numerous international exhibitions and publications, the work of REX has...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionArchitect
Date of Birth11 August 1969
CountryUnited States of America
Joshua Prince-Ramus quotes about
Architecture is by definition a very collaborative process.
Architects have created this fake separation between creation and execution. You can see it in architecture schools, where the students look down on going to contracts classes.
Working off one genius sketch is not the way great architecture should be made.
Architecture is not created by individuals. The genius sketch ... is a myth. Architecture is made by a team of committed people who work together, and in fact, success usually has more to do with dumb determination than with genius.