In a strange way, architecture is really an unfinished thing, because even though the building is finished, it takes on a new life. It becomes part o….

The official name of the project is 'Jewish Museum' but I have named it 'Between the Lines' because for me it is about two lines of thinking, organiz….

I studied architecture in New York. So, really I was very moved, like everyone else, to try to contribute something that has that resonance and profu….

Young people have the advantage because they have their whole lives open to be astonished..

I think there is a new awareness in this 21st century that design is as important to where and how we live as it is for museums, concert halls and ci….

And you have to remember that I came to America as an immigrant. You know, on a ship, through the Statue of Liberty. And I saw that skyline, not just….

Be innovative. Don't listen to the tried and tested wisdom. Take a risk!.

I think to be creative you have to resist taking the easy path..

Our lives are complex; our emotions are complex; our intellectual desires are complex. I believe that architecture … needs to mirror that complexity ….

Architecture is not just for the moment, it is not just for the next fashion magazine..

I believe that the idea of the totality, the finality of the master-plan, is misguided. One should advocate a gradual transformation of public space,….

We live in a time of renaissance ... cities are coming back to life, after a long neglect..

To provide meaningful architecture is not to parody history, but to articulate it..

It's about how to bring together the seemingly contradictory aspects of the memorial, which is about a tragedy and how it changed the world, but also….

Life it is not just a series of calculations and a sum total of statistics, it's about experience, it's about participation, it is something more com….

The truth is, the way you write music, it's a code. It has to be very precise. It's scientific, but ultimately it also depends on interpretation. It'….

What is a habit? It’s just a shackle for ourselves..

Don't look at the superficial success, at the short-term success. Look at the deep spiritual questions that architecture has to answer. Who do you bu….

We often judge cities by great public buildings. But we admire great cities because people live there in a beautiful way. You have to think about how….

And it is very moving because one has to see the site not as just another site of development but it is a very special site. It is a site that souls ….

Winning a competition in architecture is a ticket to oblivion. It's just an idea. Ninety-nine per cent never get built..