One of America's strengths has always been its openness to the new: both new ideas and new people.

I see my buildings as pieces of cities, and in my designs I try to make them into responsible and contributing citizens.

The World Trade Center was for me not only out of scale vertically, but it was also out of scale in plan. It occupied several blocks that were all massed together.

I am a strong believer that as one moves toward the future, the strongest and clearest way to do it is if you have a good sense of your past. You cannot have a very tall tree without deep roots.

Im particularly interested in the public role that all buildings play. I believe that we architects should try to go beyond our basic obligations to the public, and our opportunities to do so are many.

The Connecticut Center for Science and Exploration will be a building that will connect the excitement of science to the surrounding streets, river and highway. These forms are ambitious and dynamic. They appear to reach out beyond their physical limits.

There may be some changes in building codes, but I don't see any stylistic departure that you'll be able to attribute to Sept. 11.