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

An architect is not an artist but an optimistic realist.

We often discuss housing refugees, but not how you help return refugees back to their home countries. As a result, in a post-disaster or post-conflict situation, we end up with intractable refugee camps that end up staying for decades.

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

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

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

Families want their child to get an education; families want safe access to healthcare; families want a roof over their head. When we silo issues, we end up with solutions that are in conflict with each other.