And, yes, I love the process of building.

And you have to remember that I came to America as an immigrant. You know, on a ship, through the Statue of Liberty. And I saw that skyline, not just as a representation of steel and concrete and glass, but as really the substance of the American Dream.

Be innovative. Don't listen to the tried and tested wisdom. Take a risk!

To provide meaningful architecture is not to parody history, but to articulate it.

I think there is a new awareness in this 21st century that design is as important to where and how we live as it is for museums, concert halls and civic buildings.

We often judge cities by great public buildings. But we admire great cities because people live there in a beautiful way. You have to think about how each person will live there; you can't just think about abstract ideas.

Buffer between commercial, memorial and retail space.