The form language used by the ancient Egyptians in their structures is minimal.

Borne out of this, starting around the 17th Century was the Baroque era. It is my view that it is one of the architectural peak periods in western civilisation.

Good design doesn't date.

The Romans were not inventors of the supporting arch, but its extended use in vaults and intersecting barrel shapes and domes is theirs.

Architecture is not an inspirational business, it's a rational procedure to do sensible and hopefully beautiful things; that's all.

Japans humid and warm summer climate, as well as frequent earthquakes resulted in lightweight timber buildings raised off the ground that are resistant to earth tremors.

After about the first Millennium, Italy was the cradle of Romanesque architecture, which spread throughout Europe, much of it extending the structural daring with minimal visual elaboration.

At the age of 80, I'm becoming a visual artist. This could be my rebirth.

The government only makes restrictive rules, they dont show you what to do so you know, OK, heres where we need this many apartments, with open space, playgrounds, kindergartens.

As much as the needs of fact, the needs of the spirit and the senses, must be satisfied. Architecture is as much a part of the realm of art as it is of technology; the fusion of thinking and feeling.

I've always thought Blues Point Tower is one of my best buildings and I stand by that.

Creativity is an integral part of existence and it emanates from the mind.

you are the mysterious fire at my finger tips

An artist can show things that other people are terrified of expressing.

Economics has many substantive areas of knowledge where there is agreement, but also contains areas of controversy. That's inescapable.

A man who lives, not by what he loves but what he hates, is a sick man.

Its funny - when you look at the real A-listers nowadays, look at how many live in and around Hollywood. Most of them live on a ranch in Utah. Its no coincidence these guys get in and get out.

Every time you hear a bell ring, it means that some angel's just got his wings.

I only had one year of eligibility and I wasn't getting many offers from other schools. I jumped on it to make a mark. That was the most wise decision I made coming out of Oklahoma junior college.

Art lifts man from his personal life into the universal life.

A religious test for entering our country is not reflective of America's fundamental values. I reject it.