Architecture is a political act, by nature. It has to do with the relationships between people and how they decide to change their conditions of living.

Architecture and war are not incompatible. Architecture is war. War is architecture. I am at war with my time, with history, with all authority that resides in fixed and frightened forms.

Architecture is about ideas in the first place. You don't get to design until you have an idea.

A lot of my work is about questioning the stability and permanence of architecture, and, in turn, the stability of society.

Unlike the past decades, the present moment is lacking in architectural discourse.

Gravity is the insidious enemy of the animate.

I've always been interested in the idea of the artificial landscape. Reforming the landscape. Architecture being a method of reforming the earth's surface.

More powerful than the will to win is the courage to begin.

It needs a very long time to earn a great respect but it just needs a few second to spoil all respect...

But sometimes the lies we let ourselves believe are for our own good.

There are two infinities: God and stupidity.

One of the key problems is that the Germans know what they do because everywhere they go there's a 'made in Germany' label on it - they can feel proud of Volkswagens and Audis and Mercedes.

A wasted vote is voting for someone that you don't believe in

I was always taught my do's and don'ts: For do's I did, and for don'ts, I said I won't.

I like many types of music and probably too many to mention here.

If you don't control your temper, your temper will control you.

It feels like an amazing opportunity to positively impact the world. That's what I hope to do.