When you were a kid, if you went to the Montreal Forum or a hockey game at Maple Leaf Gardens, which I did, there was a great feeling. The new stadiums don't have it. Why don't they have it? Building codes.

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.

It's not new that architecture can profoundly affect a place, sometimes transform it.

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

Your best work is your expression of yourself. Now, you may not be the greatest at it, but when you do it, you're the only expert.

I'm preprogrammed emotionally and intellectually not to go down blind alleys. I don't waste the time. I automatically edit out whatever's impractical.

In an ideal world, pressure should come from below and from the top.