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

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

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

America has always imported history.

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

You don't know what the Chinese expect in the way of beauty. The presentation is just a farce. You come into a room filled with 50 people and they don't talk to you. There's very little interaction.

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.