Life is very fleeting. It’s important to be gentle and optimistic. We look behind and think what we’ve done in this life has been good. It was simple; it was modest. Everyone creates their own story and moves on. That’s it. I don’t feel particularly important. What we create is not important. We’re very insignificant.

Architecture is invention.

Surprise is key in all art.

My architecture is easy to understand. And enjoy. I hope it also is hard to forget.

Today, architecture is invention. It isn't enough to just be rational - It must also be beautiful.

Humanity needs dreams to be able to survive the miseries of daily existence, even if only for an instant.

The architect's role is to fight for a better world, where he can produce an architecture that serves everyone and not just a group of privileged people.