I do not feel certain until I have confronted my initial solution with other solutions - although in fact the first solution often proves to be the right one.

Proportions are what makes the old Greek temples classic in their beauty. They are like huge blocks, from which the air has been literally hewn out between the columns.

It may sound affected - but it is the act of creation itself, and it is equally exhilarating whether one is working on a teaspoon or a national bank.

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

People buy a chair, and they don't really care who designed it.

I do not feel certain until I have confronted my initial solution with other solutions - although in fact the first solution often proves to be the right one.

If a building becomes architecture, then it is art.