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.

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.

An important work of architecture will create polemics.

You can't escape the influence of architectural history.

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.

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