Architecture should be rooted in the past, and yet be part of our own time and forward looking.

Beauty connotes humanity. We call a natural object beautiful because we see that its form expresses fitness, the perfect fulfillment of function.

I think the general public's response to my projects is very strong. You can be an intellectual and say that popularity detracts from architectural quality. On the other hand, you can see in the public's identification something very positive.

We are producing urban places which are disjointed and disconnected and not worthy of our civilisation

He who seeks truth shall find beauty. He who seeks beauty shall find vanity. He who seeks order shall find gratification. He who seeks gratification shall be disappointed. He who considers himself the servant of his fellow beings shall find the joy of self-expression. He who seeks self-expression shall fall into the pit of arrogance.

Architecture is changing faster than some other professions.

Architecture should be rooted in the past, and yet be part of our own time and forward looking.