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.

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.

I think the younger generation, the people poised to dominate the workforce, are more socially conscious. They are more demanding in terms of environment and how that environment contributes to their life.

I strive for an architecture from which nothing can be taken away.

Chinese buildings are like American buildings, with big footprints. People don't care about daylight or fresh air.

For me, drawing generates thinking and vice versa.

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