Form follows profit is the aesthetic principle of our times.

Sustainable development: Meeting present needs without compromising the stock of natural resources remaining for future generations. In terms of buildings, it implies resource efficiency, minimum energy use, flexibility and long life

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'.

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

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.

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

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