Education, housing and hospitals are the most important things for society.

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

In Iraq, many of my female friends were architects and professionals with a lot of power during the 1980s while all the men were at war in Iran.

It would be very interesting to design objects for everyday life, something where the ideas that are expressed can be launched into society.

Being Iraqi taught me to be very cautious.

I've always been interested in combining architecture with a social agenda, and I really think you can invest and be inventive with hospitals and housing.

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.