“The problem is that people think of LIGHT as something that is given – they take it for granted. You can only understand the power of something when you don’t have it – light: it very much resembles freedom.” Cinzia Ferrara.: My father was an engineer and it was funny for him to take me on site during construction. This is the reason why I don’t have any problems with construction sites: I know where to go and how to move
“I’ve worked with Zaha Hadid for 21 years – soon to be 22.(…) Architects don’t build buildings: they design buildings’ geometries and define the immaterial aspects of architecture. Architecture with a capital “A” encompasses all sorts of different things: emotional intelligence referring to the materials and colors or the psychology of the place and the way it interacts with you. Architecture is not only about buildings: it’s the whole process behind it.” Christos Passas: Yes! I’ve worked with Zaha Hadid for 21
“There were no universities in Cyprus when I started, so all the people who wanted to study had to go abroad (…) The work started slowly but it was really difficult in the beginning: there were also happier times when I felt like an artist who was educating the community.” Andreea Robu-Movila: We would be glad to know more about your journey in architecture. How did you start? Andreas Vardas: I think it is important to mention the fact that there were no
“The thing that I find interesting about architecture is talking to people, in a spatial language, about their reality (…) . It is a whole journey in the mind of the architect.” Alfonso Femia: The thing that I find interesting about architecture is talking to people, in a spatial language, about their reality: I think this is the first important rule of architecture. I believe in the human dimension of the profession and I think it is one of the last
