If architecture had nothing to do with art, it would be astonishingly easy to build houses, but the architect's task - his most difficult task - is always that of selecting.

With a painter or a sculptor, one cannot begin to alter his works, but an architect has to put up with anything, because he makes utility objects - the building is there to be used, and times change.

In addressing a task, one almost always has several possible options, sometimes only a few, and they may all be practical and functional. But they lack the aesthetic aspect that raises it to architecture.

Almost every time I make a building, some people will condemn it straight to Hell.

I have no philosophy, my favourite thing is sitting in the studio.

There is always a point when one senses ones lack of skill, the doubt

Architecture tends to consume everything else, it has become one's entire life.