Here we are surrounded by material that's being manufactured in unimaginable quantities worldwide and is used everywhere. I don't like it, no one likes it, and yet it's pervasive. We don't even see it.

You have to be optimistic. I still have doubts and conflicts, but the bottom line is, I believe in the future.

Architecture should speak of its time and place, but yearn for timelessness.

I do my best to choose carefully. If I don’t feel that collaboration is going to happen, I say no. Think about it. These projects can involve a five-to-seven-year partnership. If you don’t feel comfortable with someone, you can’t get rid of them. I just walked away from a job for that reason. Every one of these projects is an emotional investment, like falling in love. You’ve got to believe in it and you’ve got to like the people you work with.

We should celebrate variety rather than conformity and allow people to express themselves. That we don't is more of our denial.

You've got to bumble forward into the unknown.

We deny our nature to build and create and then wonder why there is so much alienation and dissatisfaction.