Lagos was not very inviting even to Lagosians. It was considered a no-go zone, almost in its entirety.

Architecture is a dangerous mix of power and importance.

I am incredibly bad at predicting the future; I am only smart enough to observe the present and listen to my intuition about tendencies.

Talk about beauty and you get boring answers, but talk about ugliness and things get interesting.

Escape from the architecture ghetto is one of the major drivers and has been from the very beginning.

As more and more architecture is finally unmasked as the mere organization of flow - shopping centers, airports - it is evident that circulation is what makes or breaks public architecture.

The beauty of my profession [architecture] lies in its randomness and surprise. And don't think I can choose my projects. I have to build what's offered to me.