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.

The American attitude towards efficiency and execution should always underlie architecture.

German and English firms operate internationally, while French firms do not. The only place where they all have work is in China. Anybody can sell himself in China!

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

The architecture profession has lost a lot of its integrity, especially in the USA. The general architect here has no scruples, no ambitions.

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.