I Wouldn't Build A Building If It

Architecture Is Art, Nothing Else.

You're Going To Change The World? Well, Go Ahead And Try. You'll Give It Up At A Certain Point And Change Yourself Instead.

I Hate The Celebrity Architect Thing. I Just Do My Work. The Press Comes Up With This Stuff And It Sticks. I Hate The Word Starchitect. Stuff Like That Comes From Mean-spirited, Untalented Journalists. It's Demeaning.

The People With Money To Build Today Are Corporations - They Are Our Popes And Medicis. The Sense Of Pride Is Why They Build.

In My Own Work, I'd Say I'm A Classicist, But I Look Everywhere For My Solutions. I Don't Study The Toilet-living Habits Of My Clients, Although That's A Popular Approach. First, I Think Of Every Building In History That Has Been Similar In Purpose. Then I Think Of The Functional Program - That's A Major Part Of The Study.