Ultimately it's the public nature of those projects that I most enjoy. Museums are more than just places to view art, they're also civic and social centers.

An important work of architecture will create polemics.

We look at each one [project] and consider the context - what it is and what it can be - beyond the strictly functional concerns.

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

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.

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

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.