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

After two decades of reconstruction work, I want to work on projects that lay at the intersection of cultural diplomacy and national identity - ones that empower local communities to define progress, not have it sanctioned by others.

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.

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

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.

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.

For me, I think the most exciting thing in architecture is the re-emergence of the locally-focused architect.