There are self-made millionaires - their aspiration is first to make money. But the once that goal is achieved, they have to look for something and sometimes they become patrons of art or museums. And that is how the world should go.

In the West there has always been the attempt to try make the religious building, whether it's a Medieval or Renaissance church, an eternal object for the celebration of God. The material chosen, such as stone, brick, or concrete, is meant to eternally preserve what is inside.

You can't really say what is beautiful about a place, but the image of the place will remain vividly with you.

When I draw something, the brain and the hands work together.

When I design buildings, I think of the overall composition, much as the parts of a body would fit together. On top of that, I think about how people will approach the building and experience that space.

I think everyone needs a goal. And what kind of goal will be important. And for that we have to study and we have to be intelligent.

But now, more and more, its society is concerned with economy and finance.