The architect is very interesting because the architect is the commander, meaning the one who commands all the workers. The architect is also the music director and composer. He cannot play each instrument, but he needs to understand and embody the sense of each part.

I am always searching for more light and space.

These three qualities I recommend to you; tenacity, goodness, and intelligence. They are as valuable today as they were in the time of the ancient Greeks, Romans and during the renaissance. They will help make you good professionals.

As a building is resistant to forces acting upon it, a person must be equally tenacious in life.

The way is not always easy, but in order to bring a work through to completion, you will need a strong character, a broad foundation of knowledge and an enormous force of persuasion.

I think it is important to be present in the places where you are working. It is not only about doing a project, but following the project through its construction.

The architect is not only the director, but he is the composer. And, as a composer, the architect brings a sense of creativity to each building.