I have always thought that L.A. is a motor city that developed linear downtowns.
Chicago's one of the rare places where architecture is more visible.
There are people who design buildings that are not technically and financially good, and there are those who do. Two categories - simple.
People ask me if I'm an artist or an architect. But I think they're the same.
Each project, I suffer like I'm starting over again in life. There's a lot of healthy insecurity that fuels this stuff.
What I have learned about museum buildings is that buildings have to have iconic presentations. The position of the art museum vis-a-vis other civic buildings needs to be hierarchal in the community. It has to be equal to the library and the courthouse.