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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.