I can't focus when there's too many things around. Whenever I used to go to the office, I used to always say, 'Tidy up.'

Malevitch discovered abstraction as an experimental principle that can propel creative work to previously unheard levels of invention; this abstract work allowed much greater levels of creativity.

What's similar between Britain and America is the lack of good-quality civic buildings.

I can't focus when there's too many things around. Whenever I used to go to the office, I used to always say, 'Tidy up.'

Know what it is that you are trying to find out.

People often ask me if I consider myself to be an architect, fashion designer, or artist. I'm an architect. The paintings I've done are very important to me, but they were part of a process of thinking and developing.

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