All architecture has a public nature, I believe, so I would like to make a public space.

In Italy, there are so many significant architectural structures in history such as the Pantheon in Rome, or the Duomo.

All those involved in the construction of an architectural design, from the architect to the builder, have an attachment to the architecture, although it's difficult to quantify the attachment.

All architecture has a public nature, I believe, so I would like to make a public space.

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.

People tend not to use this word beauty because it's not intellectual - but there has to be an overlap between beauty and intellect.

The level of detail and craft is something that's inscribed within the original design concept. And so when I begin to draw, I know what kind of detailing I want the building to have.