What I try to do is the art of building, and the art of building is the art of construction; it is not only about forms and shapes and images.

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

What I try to do is the art of building, and the art of building is the art of construction; it is not only about forms and shapes and images.

I need a close contact to the client, whoever it is, and a commitment of the client to go out and do a process together. I want to do the best for him. I need his respect and his patience. I want to work with a sophisticated person who's interested in a good building and not in my name.

I think the chance of finding beauty is higher if you don't work on it directly. Beauty in architecture is driven by practicality. This is what you learn from studying the old townscapes of the Swiss farmers.

Small museums are great. Big museums are a drag.

Architecture is exposed to life. If its body is sensitive enough, it can assume a quality that bears witness to past life.