Success will only happen with Afghans leading the charge, and it is far, far more important for Kabul to create and support a purpose-driven school of architecture than to invite a high profile designer to build.

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

Treat the world like a failed state, then you can understand the players needed to fix it.

If you focus on design, you can call yourself a designer. If you focus on the implementation of your design, you can call yourself an architect.

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

When you build a beautiful building, people love it. And the most sustainable building in the world is the one that’s loved.

When your focus is social change and not financial change why wouldn't you want to share that openly? Innovation only succeeds when it's shared.