When I am asked what I believe in, I say that I believe in architecture. Architecture is the mother of the arts. I like to believe that architecture connects the present with the past and the tangible with the intangible.

Rome has not seen a modern building in more than half a century. It is a city frozen in time.

Winning the competition for Frankfurt's Museum of Applied Art in '79 opened the door to a number of projects in Europe, especially as we were invited to join many design competitions.

If I had my druthers, I would do a lot more.

The responsibility of an architect is to create a sense of order, a sense of place, a sense of relationship.

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.

Architecture which enters into a symbiosis with light does not merely create form in light, by day and at night, but allow light to become form.