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

Without a tighter union, Europe will disintegrate

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

The luxury of our position now is that we can almost assemble any team to address any issue.

Nigeria was a blank on the map - there weren't even any maps. The US State Department, everyone said don't go there. It was courageous of Harvard University: the notion was that we would match Harvard students with Nigerian students, so that every student would have a guide, creating a guarantee of intimacy with the city.

That has been my entire life story. Running against the current and running with the current. Sometimes running with the current is underestimated. The acceptance of certain realities doesn’t preclude idealism. It can lead to certain breakthroughs.

Not many architects have the luxury to reject significant things.