You start a project as a young person and then at the end you are another person. You are ready to go for your pension.

The most touching thing that anyone can say to me is that I have done something beautiful for the community.

The architect needs to learn to see, and to open his eyes because there is always a lesson to learn from the streets.

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.

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

You start a project as a young person and then at the end you are another person. You are ready to go for your pension.

The concept of an "architect" is one of the oldest professions in the world. Whereas, some professions, such as a "lawyer", have their roots in Latin, "Archi - tecton" is actually a Greek word, and much older. Just knowing how old the profession is gives me hope that we will still exist for years to come, even if we are changing.