Occupation: Architect Birth: July 23, 1933
If you live in a squalid environment, then of course you are going to want to get out of it, you are probably going to want to get into the country, ….
Form follows profit is the aesthetic principle of our times..
As an artist, what do you think the biggest mistake you can make is? My vote for the biggest mistake is being afraid of making mistakes..
There has to be policies about that, about what materials we use and so on..
Today is much more an age of greed.
I don't understand why everyone has to wear black, grey and white..
Of course I know very little about architecture, and the older I get the less I know..
Technology cannot be an end in itself but must aim at solving long term social and ecological problems..
Cities are about juxtaposition..
As architects we have a responsibility to society.
It is my belief that exciting things happen when a variety of overlapping activities designed for all people-the old and the young, the blue and whit….
My passion and great enjoyment for architecture, and the reason the older I get the more I enjoy it, is because I believe we - architects - can effec….
Architecture is about public space held by buildings..
The gap between the rich and poor is widening fast..
Sustainable development: Meeting present needs without compromising the stock of natural resources remaining for future generations. In terms of buil….
Everyone has the right to walk from one end of the city to the other in secure and beautiful spaces. Everybody has the right to go by public transpor….
It is quite interesting that whilst there are tremendous theories, in the 1960s when IT was born, everybody was supposedly going to their cottage in ….
This is a pivotal time for urban regeneration. We must take a long term view..
There are times I almost think I am not sure of what I absolutely know. Very often find confusion in conclusion I concluded long ago. In my head are ….
My mother was very family-oriented. And I do love being with my children..
In Florence, classical buildings sit against medieval buildings. It's that contrast we like..