There are people who design buildings that are not technically and financially good, and there are those who do. Two categories - simple.

In the art world Robert Rauschenberg had been combining common materials that people thought was art and beautiful, and it was. If he could do that, I could emulate him.

If you're serious about being an architect, you've got to learn how to take responsibility.

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

You've got to like the people you work with.

That's where you have to look for your inspiration. Don't separate the rest of your life - who you are, what you love - from your work.

Art is about people. I think the discussion about whether architecture is art or not is lamebrain.