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.

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

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.

I strive for an architecture from which nothing can be taken away.

Critics are entitled to have an opinion, but how can they judge how comfortable a building is? No critic is smart enough to judge how a building will perform over time.

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

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