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.

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

A good engineer thinks in reverse and asks himself about the stylistic consequences of the components and systems he proposes.

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!

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