Materialism has never been so ominous as now in North America, as management takes over.

We settled this continent without art. So it was easy for us to treat it as an imported luxury, not a necessity.

The details are the very source of expression in architecture. But we are caught in a vice between art and the bottom line.

The obsession with performance left no room for the development of the intuitive or spiritual impact of space and form other than the aesthetic of the machine itself.

Great buildings that move the spirit have always been rare. In every case they are unique, poetic, products of the heart.

Nearly all of the advances in structural and aesthetic innovation is coming from abroad.

Life is rich, always changing, always challenging, and we architects have the task of transmitting into wood, concrete, glass and steel, of transforming human aspirations into habitable and meaningful space.