People Ask Me If I'm An Artist

Everything - Design And Technology And Materials - Has Changed Since The World Trade Center Was Built. A Lot Of It Has To Do With Computers, Which Allow Us To Be Far More Efficient As Well As Structurally Sound.

The Game Is If The Orchestra Can Hear Each Other, They Play Better. If They Play Better And There's A Tangible Feeling Between The Orchestra And The Audience, If They Feel Each Other, The Audience Responds And The Orchestra Feels It.

I Like The Idea Of Collaboration - It Pushes You. It's A Richer Experience.

What I Have Learned About Museum Buildings Is That Buildings Have To Have Iconic Presentations. The Position Of The Art Museum Vis-a-vis Other Civic Buildings Needs To Be Hierarchal In The Community. It Has To Be Equal To The Library And The Courthouse.

Generally In Our World, Whether In Architecture Or Almost Anywhere Else, We Devalue The Artist, And Schools At Whatever Level Shut People Down.