I believe very strongly, and have fought since many years ago - at least over 30 years ago - to get architecture not just within schools, but archite….

Dyslexia, though, made me realise that people who say "but you can't do that" aren't actually very important. I don't take "no" too seriously..

I'm just saying that there are high quality materials, and when we change them then there should be a way of changing them so that you can celebrate ….

Architecture is measured against the past, you build in the present, and try to imagine the future..

Architecture is a slow business, and city planning even slower..

The only way forward, if we are going to improve the quality of the environment, is to get everybody involved..

Of course I know very little about architecture, and the older I get the less I know..

My mother was very family-oriented. And I do love being with my children..

This is a pivotal time for urban regeneration. We must take a long term view..

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..

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….

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….

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 ….

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….

Form follows profit is the aesthetic principle of our times..

The gap between the rich and poor is widening fast..

I don't understand why everyone has to wear black, grey and white..

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 ….

Technology cannot be an end in itself but must aim at solving long term social and ecological problems..

Cities are about juxtaposition..