I am always surprised by how much little emphasis schools of architecture, and indeed, many architects, place on the process of the mating of a building.

I'm not a creature of habit. I like to find things from unexpected sources.

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.

As an architect you design for the present, with an awareness of the past, for a future which is essentially unknown.

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

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

It takes a lot of effort to make a building look effortless.