Every time I've flown an aircraft, or visited a steelworks, or watched a panel-beater at work, I've learned something new that can be applied to buildings.

Manhattan, one of the most moneyed spots on the planet, also has one of the greatest concentrations of people in its skyscrapers. Its also, of course, the place where every architect wants to build his tower.

The pencil and computer are, if left to their own devices, equally dumb and only as good as the person driving them.

I think you never stop learning.

Everything inspires me; sometimes I think I see things others don’t.

Google has already tested robot cars in San Francisco. If they can navigate San Francisco, they can probably manage just about anywhere.

I tend to move between turtlenecks and shirts and ties. I don't really have a uniform in the sense that some people might.