I think of myself as no more than 60. What I could do at 60, I can still do now.

I pick up my pen. It flows. A building appears. There it is. There is nothing more to say.

My work is not about "form follows function," but "form follows beauty" or, even better, "form follows feminine."

A church is something very beautiful. It is nice when people feel happy in it. But I am not a religious man. Look at us, and then at the infinity of space. We are rather small insignificant creatures, wouldn’t you say?

Of course, I have given my engineers some headaches over the years, but they go with me. I have always wanted my buildings to be as light as possible, to touch the ground gently, to swoop and soar, and to surprise.

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

Life is more important than architecture.