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.

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.

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.

It's important to understand differences in scale and environment.

When I think of a place of worship, I think of a place where one can sit and be reminded of all the things that are important outside our individual lives. To express spirituality, the architect has to think of the original material of architecture, space and light.

Each museum is different - the collection is different, the context is different, the relationship between the art and architecture is different.

Any work of architecture that has with it some discussion, some polemic, I think is good. It shows that people are interested, people are involved.