Most of our cities built since the war are bland. They're modernist, they're cold, and now architects want to go back to that.

I don't think all buildings have to be iconic, but the history of the world has shown us that cultures build iconic buildings for their major public buildings.

Childhood play is nothing more than an expression of our individuality and preparation for human interaction.

Democracy is a problem and we don't want to get rid of it.

I attended a lecture by a gray-haired old man from Finland, who later I discovered was the architect Alvar Aalto. I was very moved. I wasn't interested in architecture, but it was a moving thing I've never forgotten.

Many people put a green button on their collar and feel good, just like a lot of people put an American flag on their lapels and feel patriotic. It's not enough.I'm not dismissing it.

You've got to bumble forward into the unknown.