If you're serious about being an architect, you've got to learn how to take responsibility. It's not fluff. You have to do every detail on every bloo….

In the end, the character of a civilization is encased in its structures..

You have to be optimistic. I still have doubts and conflicts, but the bottom line is, I believe in the future..

People ask me if I'm an artist or an architect. But I think they're the same..

You can look anywhere and find inspiration..

We live and work in boxes. People don't even notice that..

We don't see the banality, but we accept banality. We accept it as inevitable, and it's not..

I don't know why people hire architects and then tell them what to do..

Ninety percent of the buildings we live in and around aren't architecture. No, that's not right - 98 percent..

You've got to bumble forward into the unknown..

Your best work is your expression of yourself..

Architecture should speak of its time and place, but yearn for timelessness..

Architecture is a small piece of this human equation, but for those of us who practice it, we believe in its potential to make a difference, to e….

Your best work is your expression of yourself. Now, you may not be the greatest at it, but when you do it, you're the only expert..

I refuse to work unless I get paid, so I don't get a lot of work sometimes..

I found the material that people hated the most and used the most. So, I was going and try and see if I could play with it sculpturally..

That's what you have to find in architecture. You have to find your signature. When you find it, you're the only expert on it. People can say they li….

Architecture and any art can transform a person, even save someone. It can for children - for anyone. It still does for me..

If you know where it's going, it's not worth doing..

Creativity is about play and a kind of willingness to go with your intuition. It's crucial to an artist. If you know where you are going and what you….

The best advice I've received is to be yourself. The best artists do that..