The secret of good architecture is having more than meets the eye.

All clients think that they are architects.

So much of what makes a room great is how you enter and circulate through it, how it addresses the body.

I make spaces that are calm rather than confrontational. I seek a certain kind of logic that allows you to move in space and perceive it as beautiful and rational. Clarity is a worthwhile quality.

The secret of good architecture is having more than meets the eye.

One of the things I've always loved about New York is there is so much precedent for ornament on industrial buildings.

I'm not so interested in technology for technology's sake. I don't need incredibly sophisticated climate-control systems. And I'm absolutely amazed at the time people spend exchanging messages; I don't have a lot of time left over for those things.