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

Ego gets you inches but it doesn't get you impact.

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.

When you as a designer design something that burdens a community with maintenance and old world technology, basically failed developed world technology then you will crush that community way beyond bad design; you'll destroy the economics of that community and often the community socially is broken.

A career is a job you love, right? That's what a career should be. If you're in a job that you hate, you should quit. That's the way I look at it. I'm in a job that I love so I'm going to make it my career.