It is insufficient for architecture today to directly implement an existing building typology; it instead requires architects to carefully examine the whole area with new interventions and programmatic typologies

Malevitch discovered abstraction as an experimental principle that can propel creative work to previously unheard levels of invention; this abstract work allowed much greater levels of creativity.

There are so many great galleries and museums in London, but they can be very crowded during the day.

Of course I believe imaginative architecture can make a difference to people's lives, but I wish it was possible to divert some of the effort we put into ambitious museums and galleries into the basic architectural building blocks of society.

People say I design architectural icons. If I design a building and it becomes an icon, that's ok.

Know what it is that you are trying to find out.

If I'm in london it can be different than if I'm somewhere else.