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

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.

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.

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.

When I came to America in the '60s, it was the place to be. I wonder if I'd come here today.

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

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