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.

Architecture is not based on concrete and steel, and the elements of the soil. It's based on wonder.

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

Call Berlin. Drop everything we're doing. I have a complete vision of what should be.

Only through acknowledgment of the erasure and void of Jewish life can the history of Berlin and Europe have a human future.

And of course I like Berlin a lot. It's such an interesting city

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.