For me, I think the most exciting thing in architecture is the re-emergence of the locally-focused architect..

When you build a beautiful building, people love it. And the most sustainable building in the world is the one that’s loved..

Some of the best work that's happening right now is from architects who have remained in their home countries and who have focused on a local or nati….

Treat the world like a failed state, then you can understand the players needed to fix it..

Families want their child to get an education; families want safe access to healthcare; families want a roof over their head. When we silo issues, we….

Ego gets you inches but it doesn't get you impact..

It angers me when sustainability gets used as a buzz word. For 90 percent of the world, sustainability is a matter of survival..

A career is a job you love, right? That's what a career should be. If you're in a job that you hate, you should quit. That's the way I look at it. I'….

Forget your environmental footprint. Think about your ethical footprint. What good is it to build a zero-carbon, energy efficient complex, when the l….

Through training, practice, and a deep sense of optimism, architects see opportunities where others only see a void. This has been the driving princi….

After two decades of reconstruction work, I want to work on projects that lay at the intersection of cultural diplomacy and national identity - ones ….

We often discuss housing refugees, but not how you help return refugees back to their home countries. As a result, in a post-disaster or post-conflic….

A true architect is not an artist but an optimistic realist. They take a diverse number of stakeholders, extract needs, concerns, and dreams, then cr….

If you focus on design, you can call yourself a designer. If you focus on the implementation of your design, you can call yourself an architect..

The Internet has created an incredible democratization of the architecture industry..

An architect is not an artist but an optimistic realist..

I build community. However, I do it wearing a number of hats..

Design is about creating spaces for people to enjoy and of course, creating moments where you elevate the spirit, but 'design for good' is figuring o….

Many feel that sitting at a screen sweating over the design of handrail details for the next cute downtown boutique hotel just doesn't make sense whe….

The fact that the president (Michelle Bachelet) was out giving minute-to-minute reports a few hours after the quake in the middle of the night gives ….

When your focus is social change and not financial change why wouldn't you want to share that openly? Innovation only succeeds when it's shared. If y….