I was brought up to reuse things.

I remember, as a young architect, people always talked about I. M. Pei's concrete. He had a particular specification no one else knew.

I never like things that don't look nice. It's really that simple.

Tension is an interesting quality - and architecture must have it. There should be elements of the inexplicable, the mysterious, and the poetic in something that is perfectly rational.

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.

I was brought up to reuse things.

I think when you look at architectural photography it doesn't help to have piles of old clothes lying on the floor. Architectural photography sets up an artifice.