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

Dyslexia, though, made me realise that people who say "but you can't do that" aren't actually very important. I don't take "no" too seriously.

If you live in a squalid environment, then of course you are going to want to get out of it, you are probably going to want to get into the country, because that's what it does.

It is quite interesting that whilst there are tremendous theories, in the 1960s when IT was born, everybody was supposedly going to their cottage in the countryside to work in a virtual way.

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

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

This is a pivotal time for urban regeneration. We must take a long term view.