Louis I Kahn famously once asked “What does a brick want to be?” I thought that meant most architects eventually become crazy due to overworking. But the question essentially became a driving inspiration because it actually deals with the simplest of materials and strives to reveal its true purpose and inner beauty.
There’s also Oscar Niemeyer who lived past a 100 years old. He gives hope to the younger generation that the brilliant ones don’t necessarily die young. That in itself is good proof in the pudding that has already been eaten. He is also the opposite of Louis Kahn in that he provokes and tampers with the nature of the simplest material to expose its latent potential.
I’d really love the challenge of building a really good and workable “toilet” within a tropical environment in service of a wholistic learning environment. I’m generally impatient with people who have misplaced common sense. That includes my wife at times.