I would like my architecture to inspire people to use their own resources, to move into the future.

I am interested in things happening around me, and I need to understand what's going on in other artistic sectors like music and literature.

I hope that America as a whole, and especially its architects, will become more seriously involved in producing a new architectural culture that would bring the nation to the apex - where it has stood before - and lead the world.

In all my works, light is an important controlling factor.

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.

My hand is the extension of the thinking process - the creative process.

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.