And it is very moving because one has to see the site not as just another site of development but it is a very special site. It is a site that souls and hearts of all Americans.

And, yes, I love the process of building.

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

Buffer between commercial, memorial and retail space.

Winning a competition in architecture is a ticket to oblivion. It's just an idea. Ninety-nine per cent never get built.

The official name of the project is 'Jewish Museum' but I have named it 'Between the Lines' because for me it is about two lines of thinking, organization and relationship. One is a straight line, but broken into many fragments, the other is a tortuous line, but continuing indefinitely.

We live in a time of renaissance ... cities are coming back to life, after a long neglect.