There are 360 degrees, so why stick to one?
Being Iraqi taught me to be very cautious.
I made a decision when I was in school that I'd have a lot of male friends.
I really believe in the idea of the future.
With products the form is almost the finished piece, but with architecture it is not.
I miss aspects of being in the Arab world - the language - and there is a tranquility in these cities with great rivers. Whether it's Cairo or Baghdad, you sit there and you think, 'This river has flown here for thousands of years.' There are magical moments in these places.