The acceptance of certain realities doesn't preclude idealism. It can lead to certain breakthroughs.

The word 'celebrity' and the word 'architect' are basically incompatible.

That has been another interesting discovery: that basically a city [Lagos] could recover from a really deep, deep, deep pit.

Beauty isn't what I'm primarily interested in [in architecture]. I think appropriateness is more important.

The work in S, M, L, XL was almost suicidal. It required so much effort that our office almost went bankrupt.

The Metropolis strives to reach a mythical point where the world is completely fabricated by man, so that it absolutely coincides with his desires.

Criticism per se does not worry me. I've always solicited it as part of the design process.