A Good Engineer Thinks In Reverse And

It's My Goal To Make A Building As Immaterial As Possible. Architecture Is A Very Material Thing. It Takes A Lot Of Resources, So Why Not Eliminate What You Don't Need As Long As You're Able To Achieve The Same Result?

Transparency Is Not The Same As Looking Straight Through A Building: It's Not Just A Physical Idea, It's Also An Intellectual One.

You'd Never Think Of Taking A Cab If You Had To Walk A Mile Down Chicago's Michigan Avenue. But In A Bad City You Take A Cab Just To Go Around The Corner.

A Good Engineer Thinks In Reverse And Asks Himself About The Stylistic Consequences Of The Components And Systems He Proposes.

When I Think Of Some Of My Earlier Work, It Really Seems A Fortunate Coincidence That I Succeeded.