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

I'm not Candide, nor Dr Pangloss, but we know that faith moves mountains.

Don't look at the superficial success, at the short-term success. Look at the deep spiritual questions that architecture has to answer. Who do you build for? Where? What should you build?

Cities are the greatest creations of humanity.

Young people have the advantage because they have their whole lives open to be astonished.

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

And then, build a bustling wonderful city of the 21st century, with a restoration of a spectacular skyline, which Manhattan, of course, needs. So, that is really the design as a whole.