The gap between the rich and poor is widening fast.

In Florence, classical buildings sit against medieval buildings. It's that contrast we like.

There has to be policies about that, about what materials we use and so on.

Of course I know very little about architecture, and the older I get the less I know.

Cities are about juxtaposition.

Form follows profit is the aesthetic principle of our times.

Architecture is measured against the past, you build in the present, and try to imagine the future.