Sometimes I have to accept a job I don't really want. Hardly anybody comes up to you with a commission; it's all competitions these days.

Transparency is not the same as looking straight through a building: it's not just a physical idea, it's also an intellectual one.

Higher ceilings allow the use indirect lighting, which is much healthier and reduces glare.

For me, drawing generates thinking and vice versa.

In Europe, architects consider themselves artists. They think they're special when they win a competition.

When I came to America in the '60s, it was the place to be. I wonder if I'd come here today.

I find if my body feels well and I exercise regularly, I think better, work better and feel better.