The fact that the president (Michelle Bachelet) was out giving minute-to-minute reports a few hours after the quake in the middle of the night gives you an indication of their disaster response.

I build community. However, I do it wearing a number of hats.

The Internet has created an incredible democratization of the architecture industry.

When sustainability is viewed as being a matter of survival for your business, I believe you can create massive change.

Some of the best work that's happening right now is from architects who have remained in their home countries and who have focused on a local or national identity and the idea of critical regionalism.

A true architect is not an artist but an optimistic realist. They take a diverse number of stakeholders, extract needs, concerns, and dreams, then create a beautiful yet tangible solution that is loved by the users and the community at large. We create vessels in which life happens.

An architect is not an artist but an optimistic realist.