When I think of some of my earlier work, it really seems a fortunate coincidence that I succeeded.

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

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.

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

A city building, you experience when you walk; a suburban building, you experience when you drive.

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.