Thomas Heatherwick

I have a strong sense that every project is an invention, which is not a word I hear being used in architecture courses.

I try to be a positive person, but I'm also always looking and wondering, 'Maybe this could be done differently.' As soon as your mind is in a critical mode, you're halfway through designing; as soon as you start thinking about whether something could be better, you're already halfway through a solution.

Often the most important moment in the design process is figuring out what the right question is.