I was brought up to reuse things.

When everything is perfectly orderly and understandable, there has to be one thing that puts everything into question.

I was brought up to reuse things.

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

There's no architect who doesn't want to build a library - and I am no different. With so much scrutiny now attached to reading - because of technology and how we approach it as a social activity - that is a very exciting area in architecture.

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

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.