I'm terribly fastidious. I like symmetry and neatness, but my house is as chaotic as any other family's.

My favourite authors include Trollope and Dickens.

Building design isn't trendy.

Every breath we take as human beings damages the planet.

The thing that I champion is sustainability. My terror is that suddenly we see it as a luxury, not an essential. That's a danger.

I'm driven by issues, not driven to be political.

I cannot look at modern buildings without thinking of historical ones.