Every time I imagine a garden in an architectural setting, it turns into a magical place. I think of gardens I have seen, that I believe I have seen, that I long to see, surrounded by simple walls, columns, arcades or the facades of buildings - sheltered places of great intimacy where I want to stay for a long time.

Presence is like a gap in the flow of history, where all of [a] sudden it is not past and not future.

In order to design buildings with a sensuous connection to life, one must think in a way that goes far beyond form and construction.

Architecture to me is whole. I cannot say I only care about this 25% and the other 75% I let go... it's just I want to work the way I want to work. In my shop, you can order certain things and other things you cannot. They are not available.

I grew up in a craftsman's home, where things were done with our own hands. I did cabinetmaking for four years and I hated it.

There was a time when I experienced architecture without thinking about it.

Architecture is not about form