I don't think that everybody in the planet should have a child. I've never had the desire I should have a kid.

I don't think that everybody in the planet should have a child. I've never had the desire I should have a kid.

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

Wherever I am in the world, my perfect day begins with waking up and heading to the beach or the pool or somewhere I can be semi-comatose. I just wake up and go to the sun.

It's very important for cities all around the world to reinvent themselves, and Glasgow is a good example of that. The Scots are very nice. I don't think they are burdened by their history.

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.

Being Iraqi taught me to be very cautious.