Being the gateway to a large city, St. Louis, I had felt from the very beginning that somehow this building should symbolize this sense of being a gateway.

If you have white walls, human beings look better in a room than if you have red walls.

I have been criticized rather strenuously by painters and sculptors for not incorporating their work in our buildings.

I believe that we must understand the economy of the situation.

In other words, each piece of the building must look as though it was designed for that particular building.

The purpose of architecture is to create an atmosphere in which man can live, work, and enjoy.

I can't do everything obviously although sometimes I know that all of us wish that we could