You can't escape the influence of architectural history.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.