Your best work is your expression of yourself. Now, you may not be the greatest at it, but when you do it, you’re the only expert.
I don’t know why people hire architects and then tell them what to do.
Architecture should speak of its time and place, but yearn for timelessness.
People ask me if I’m an artist or an architect. But I think they’re the same.
Not every person has the same kinds of talents, so you discover what yours are and work with them.
I love working. I don’t know what the word vacation means.
Take what comes your way. Do the best with it. Be responsible as you can and something good will happen...
In the end, the character of a civilization is encased in its structures.
You can look anywhere and find inspiration.
If you know where it’s going, it’s not worth doing.
For me, every day is a new thing. I approach each project with a new insecurity, almost like the first project I ever did. And I get the sweats. I go in and start working, I’m not sure where I’m going. If I knew where I was going I wouldn’t do it.
The best advice I’ve received is to be yourself. The best artists do that.
Your best work is your expression of yourself.
You have to be optimistic. I still have doubts and conflicts, but the bottom line is, I believe in the future.