It's too simplistic to advance the notion of the autonomy of art as a reason for turning away from the public. You can have autonomy and simultaneously have connections with the social and political world.

Large-scale public projects require the agreement of large numbers of people.

So at a time in which the media give the public everything it wants and desires, maybe art should adopt a much more aggressive attitude towards the public. I myself am very much inclined to take this position.

Our idea of nature is increasingly being determined by scientific developments. And they have become decisive for our image of reality.

Architecture is involved with the world, but at the same time it has a certain autonomy. This autonomy cannot be explained in terms of traditional logic because the most interesting parts of the work are non-verbal. They operate within the terms of the work, like any art.

For me the meaning of my work is much more fluid.

Descriptions of my work depress me. They make me feel pinned down.