But I do believe architecture, and all art, should be content-driven. It should have something to say beyond the sensational.

Science is a victim of its own reductive metaphors: 'Big Bang,' 'selfish gene' and so on. Richard Dawkins' selfish gene fitted with the Thatcherite politics of the time. It should actually be the 'altruistic gene,' but he'd never have sold as many books with a title like that.

What is a garden if not a miniaturization and celebration, of the place we are in, the universe?

Cant you see, we are in a dialogue with the universe?

A placebo is a phony cure that works. This is very hard for the medical profession to get their teeth around because they hate placebos, but scientifically, placebos work in about 30% of cases that are psychogenic diseases.

The rule seems to be that there are no absolutes, that what is rare is prized. Thus, in times of relative affluence, thin models become dominant.

But I do believe architecture, and all art, should be content-driven. It should have something to say beyond the sensational.