Indeed, our designs become more ambitious as we see the new possibilities created by the technology of other industries.

Architecture is particularly difficult for women; there's no reason for it to be. I don't want to blame men or society, but I think it was for a long time, the clients were men, the building industry is all male.

From my first days studying architecture at the architectural association, I have always been interested in the concept of fragmentation and with ideas of abstraction and explosion, where we were de-constructing ideas of repetitiveness and mass production.

Yes, I'm a feminist, because I see all women as smart, gifted and tough.

What's similar between Britain and America is the lack of good-quality civic buildings.

The current state of architecture and design requires extensive collaboration and an investigative attitude and we continue to research and develop new technologies.

When you are overworked and exhausted, there is a sense of kind of delirium and that's why I think architects do all-nighters and they kind of do those deadlines. For four days I remember doing four nights in one row with no sleep. I mean nobody, unless you are crazy, would do that, but you are totally focused on the project.