I've got a farm in Somerset, and I think it's God's own country. I love it.

It's possible to be satisfied with a day's work or a cake, but a life... what is a life but a history of events badly remembered?

I admire anyone that follows the road less travelled.

Sustainability is now a big baggy sack in which people throw all kinds of old ideas, hot air and dodgy activities in order to be able to greenwash their products and feel good.

The greatest architectural illusion is not Baroque fancy or Victorian flamboyant, but minimalism.

As a property developer, I learned a long time ago to choose your battles wisely and that, unfortunately, compromise is a given.

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