The only way forward, if we are going to improve the quality of the environment, is to get everybody involved.

My mother was very family-oriented. And I do love being with my children.

My passion and great enjoyment for architecture, and the reason the older I get the more I enjoy it, is because I believe we - architects - can effect the quality of life of the people.

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

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

Form follows profit is the aesthetic principle of our times.

I'm just saying that there are high quality materials, and when we change them then there should be a way of changing them so that you can celebrate that change - rather than just 'mix it up'.