As a building is resistant to forces acting upon it, a person must be equally tenacious in life.

I have tried to get close to the frontier between architecture and sculpture and to understand architecture as an art.

There was a wish to get something exceptional, ... I also wanted to deliver something technically unique.

The most touching thing that anyone can say to me is that I have done something beautiful for the community.

I am always searching for more light and space.

You start a project as a young person and then at the end you are another person. You are ready to go for your pension.

The architect is not only the director, but he is the composer. And, as a composer, the architect brings a sense of creativity to each building.

It's very atmospheric. It's not a building that is a severe statement in the skyline. We need the height; otherwise, the building almost disappears because it is so slender.

The architect needs to learn to see, and to open his eyes because there is always a lesson to learn from the streets.

The way is not always easy, but in order to bring a work through to completion, you will need a strong character, a broad foundation of knowledge and an enormous force of persuasion.

Technology is a vocabulary and a language in which you can say many things.

It is important to know that goals must be formulated

I just wanna look up at the moonI wonder if he's looking at it too

Freedom is not archived by satisfying desire, but by eliminating it.

Wealth is a byproduct of wealth-oriented education, ideas, and thoughts.

Even the tallest trees always begin as a seed.

what is popular need not necessarily be right or wise.

My mom said I wasn't allowed to date until I was sixteen, but I broke that rule. She found out and said, 'I'm disappointed in you.'

I imagined that it might be awkward to talk to your wife about her performance, so going into it I was a little nervous. But doing it was actually a wonderfully inspiring experience.

Never tell me the sky is the limit when the zoning code clearly imposes a stricter limit.

You are so bizarre, even for a human." "Thanks.