I left science, then I went into art, but I approach things very analytically. I choose to pursue both art and architecture as completely separate fields rather than merging them.

The process I go through in the art and the architecture, I actually want it to be almost childlike. Sometimes I think it's magical.

My dad was dean of fine arts at the university. I was casting bronzes in the school foundry. I was using the university as a playground.

To me, the American Dream is being able to follow your own personal calling. To be able to do what you want to do is incredible freedom.

My goal is to strip things down so that you need just the right amount of words or shape to convey what you need to convey. I like editing. I like it very tight.

Even though I build buildings and I pursue my architecture, I pursue it as an artist. I deliberately keep a tiny studio. I don't want to be an architectural firm. I want to remain an artist.

If we forget what used to be, then we’ve lost an ability to really be sensitive to our surroundings.