You have to really believe not only in yourself; you have to believe that the world is actually worth your sacrifices.

I loved London. In the 1970s... it was very exciting, really wild.

For many years, I hated nature. As a student, I refused to put a plant anywhere - a living plant, that is. Dead plants were OK.

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

I am equally proud of all of my architectural projects. It's always rewarding to see an ambitious design become reality.

You really have to have a goal.

I am sure that as a woman I can do a very good skyscraper.