My buildings are like my children, so I cannot have favorites.

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.

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

I realize that having a style would be very beneficial for my practice from a marketing standpoint, but I can't do it. I believe my responsibilities as an architect are to design the most appropriate building for the place. Each place has a distinct culture and function, which for me requires an appropriate answer.

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.

When I finished high school, I was 16, and in Argentina you have to choose a career right after high school. There is no such thing as a liberal arts education.

The desire to reach for the sky runs very deep in the human psyche.