I have been interested in fashion since I was a kid. Then I lived in London, where it was more about costume and a personal statement of who you are than about fashion.

Good education is so important. We do need to look at the way people are taught. It not just about qualifications to get a job. It's about being educated.

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.

As a woman you're not accessible to every world.

I love driving around east London - it's always full of surprises. Actually, I don't drive myself - I like to be driven.

Different projects give you satisfaction in different ways.

In terms of form, all the projects interest me equally, although there are obviously large differences according to the scale and process of each project.