I've never looked at a suburban building as being a minor building and an urban building as being a major building.

A building is hard to judge. It takes many years to find out whether it works. It's not as simple as asking the people in the office whether they like it.

America has always imported history.

We prefer synthetic rather than natural materials. Natural products are almost too valuable. Wood is much harder to produce than metal. And metal is recyclable, while wood isn't.

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.

Creativity has more to do with the elimination of the inessential than with inventing something new.