Chicago's one of the rare places where architecture is more visible.

I promised a lot of people I'd slow down when I turned 80.

For me, every day is a new thing.

We're physiologically wired differently.

Most of what's around us is banal. We live with it. We accept it as inevitable.

I never said I was opposed to the LEED program or to green building - I'm not.

When you agree to collaborate, you agree to jump off a cliff holding hands with everyone, hoping the resourcefulness of each will insure that you all land on your feet.