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'.

There are times I almost think I am not sure of what I absolutely know. Very often find confusion in conclusion I concluded long ago. In my head are many facts that, as a student, I have studied to procure. In my head are many facts of which I wish I was more certain I was sure.

There is a Jewish tradition of family, too, but then not all Italian or Jewish families are close.

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

Everyone has the right to walk from one end of the city to the other in secure and beautiful spaces. Everybody has the right to go by public transport. Everybody has the right to an unhampered view down their street, not full of railings, signs and rubbish.

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

Architecture is a slow business, and city planning even slower.