We learn a lot, and each museum ends up having its own distinctive character and personality.

We think about project's public nature and how that can be enhanced, how the spaces we create can enliven the experience of being there.

We are all affected by Le Corbusier, Frank Lloyd Wright, Alvar Aalto, and Mies van der Rohe. But no less than Bramante, Borromini, and Bernini. Architecture is a tradition, a long continuum. Whether we break with tradition or enhance it, we are still connected to that past. We evolve.

To be an architect has been a life-long dream. Little did I know when asked at the age of 14 'what do you want to do when you grow up?' I said I wanted to be an architect. After 50 years I am still learning all what that means. Working together with so many people has been enormously gratifying. Being an architect means being a member of a fantastic team.

The work needs to have a certain longevity. It lasts longer than we do.

I was in Taiwan recently and was completely amazed by the density of population. It makes New York look like no one is out on the streets.

The world has changed a great deal from when I began 50 years ago. I was very fortunate. There were a lot of opportunities that perhaps don't exist today.