Michael Graves
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"Michael Graves" is an American architect. Identified as one of The New York Five, as well as Memphis Group, Graves was known first for his contemporary building designs and some prominent public commissions such as the Portland Building and the Denver Public Library. He has since gained additional recognition designing domestic products sold at Target Corporation/Target stores in the United States. He is a representative of New Urbanism and New Classical Architecture and formerly designed Postmodern architecture/postmodern buildings.

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I have a requirement for myself in making designations of elements. I need to have full language and I do not want the language to be only space.

I see architecture not as Gropius did, as a moral venture, as truth, but as invention, in the same way that poetry or music or painting is invention.

I don't care what people call me,labels have the negative value of making smaller boundaries for people.

As an architect I've always believed that what can make a domestic setting truly home is the infusion of a cultural dimension.

In designing hardware to be used every day, it was important to keep both the human aspects and the machine in mind. What looks good also often feels good.

I have no requirements for a style of architecture.

If I have a style, I am not aware of it.

The dialogue of architecture has been centered too long around the idea of truth.

It was always my goal to 'up the ante' on good design and rye devoted much of my career to this.