I've forgiven all my enemies - even those who have stolen money from me..

I was never a hugely successful theatre designer. I painted a lot of scenery and did the lighting, and my lighting business grew out of that..

Sustainability is now a big baggy sack in which people throw all kinds of old ideas, hot air and dodgy activities in order to be able to greenwash th….

The thing that I champion is sustainability. My terror is that suddenly we see it as a luxury, not an essential. That's a danger..

I spend a frightening amount of money on books..

It's possible to be satisfied with a day's work or a cake, but a life... what is a life but a history of events badly remembered?.

Building design isn't trendy..

Living an environmentally responsible lifestyle can seem like a Scrooge-like list of don'ts. Don't take that flight, don't buy that car, don't eat th….

As a property developer, I learned a long time ago to choose your battles wisely and that, unfortunately, compromise is a given..

I don't enjoy living in a white box flooded with light. I like shadows, small spaces, old furniture..

Life involves other people and it is a compromise..

Architecture was pretty much the sexiest thing to be doing from 1700-1800..

Every breath we take as human beings damages the planet..

Awesome is loud but awe is quiet..

My favourite authors include Trollope and Dickens..

I'm driven by issues, not driven to be political..

I've got a farm in Somerset, and I think it's God's own country. I love it..

I don't look at what people do with their homes in terms of money, but the social and personal value of what they're trying to do and achieve..

I have a recurring nightmare that I wake up in a gutter with nothing. I've had it all my life. That's why I work, I think..

Every decently-made object, from a house to a lamp post to a bridge, spoon or egg cup, is not just a piece of 'stuff' but a physical embodiment of hu….

I'm terribly fastidious. I like symmetry and neatness, but my house is as chaotic as any other family's..