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?

Life is more important than architecture.

We have to have dreams, even if they never come true.

When students leave college, they are like children who know nothing about the problems of life, and don't have a political stance.

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

I was attracted by the curve — the liberated, sensual curve suggested by the possibilities of new technology yet so often recalled in venerable old baroque churches.

The rule is the worst thing. You just want to break it.