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.

For me [ Giovanni Lorenzo ] Bernini, [Francesco ] Borromini, and [Donato] Bramante have been as significant as Alvar Aalto, Frank Lloyd Wright, Le Corbusier, and Louis Kahn. I still marvel at their works, which have a quality and a timelessness that I seek to have in our projects.

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

I think white is the most wonderful color of all, because within it one can find every color of the rainbow.

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.

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.

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.