It is quite interesting that whilst there are tremendous theories, in the 1960s when IT was born, everybody was supposedly going to their cottage in the countryside to work in a virtual way.

Architecture is measured against the past, you build in the present, and try to imagine the future.

Form follows profit is the aesthetic principle of our times.

My passion and great enjoyment for architecture, and the reason the older I get the more I enjoy it, is because I believe we - architects - can effect the quality of life of the people.

Technology cannot be an end in itself but must aim at solving long term social and ecological problems.

Architecture is about public space held by buildings.

The only way forward, if we are going to improve the quality of the environment, is to get everybody involved.

As architects we have a responsibility to society

I don't understand why everyone has to wear black, grey and white.

As an artist, what do you think the biggest mistake you can make is? My vote for the biggest mistake is being afraid of making mistakes.

Architecture is a slow business, and city planning even slower.

Time really is one big continuous cloth, no? We habitually cut out pieces of time to fit us, so we tend to fool ourselves into thinking that time is our size, but it really goes on and on.

...but the truth is that it is only in knowing who you are at your core and staying true to yourself that you can possibly see the difference between passion and real love.

Learning to distinguish the illegal immigrant from the legal immigrant does not solve the problem of illegal immigration.

I would venture to warn against too great intimacy with artists as it is very seductive and a little dangerous.

[Hillary] Clinton, we are not where we need to be in the fight against ISIS.

Smart data structures and dumb code works a lot better than the other way around.

I'm a sportsman. You know, I go out clay shooting and put three shells in.

I've always respected those who tried to change the world for the better, rather than just complain about it.

A certain degree of neurosis is of inestimable value as a drive, especially to a psychologist.

Society tells you that when you're old you have to retire. You have to defy that.