“But I absolutely believe that architecture is a social activity that has to do with some sort of communication or places of interaction, and that to change the environment is to change behaviour.”

“Architecture is a result of a process of asking questions and testing them and re-interrogating and changing in a repetitive way.”

“Architecture is a negotiated art, and it's highly political, and if you want to make buildings, there is diplomacy required.”

“I believe that artistic activities change people. You do effect change. I see architecture as a political, social and cultural act - that is its primary role.”

“Architecture is involved with the world, but at the same time it has a certain autonomy. This autonomy cannot be explained in terms of traditional logic because the most interesting parts of the wo...”

“I think all good architecture should challenge you, make you start asking questions. You don't have to understand it. You may not like it. That's OK.”

“Do you want this to be a love story?”

“It's all talk til it's all real walk.”

“Some things are only real because they represent what we think. When we learn the truth and think it, the old reality is no longer real to us and loses its hold on us. The truth sets us free.”