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I think architecture has to be a gift.

In addressing a task, one almost always has several possible options, sometimes only a few, and they may all be practical and functional. But they lack the aesthetic aspect that raises it to architecture.

The secret of good architecture is having more than meets the eye.

Architecture is the thoughtful making of space.

It's most satisfying to have an effect on the public realm - deep down I think it's what every architect wants to do.

Architecture has curled up in a ball and it's about itself. It has found itself either as a freakshow, where you're not sure if it's good or bad but at least it's interesting, or at the behest of forces of commerce.

Architecture is the reaching out for the truth.

There is a powerful need for symbolism, and that means the architecture must have something that appeals to the human heart. There is a powerful need for symbolism, and that means the architecture must have something that appeals to the human heart.

Each new situation requires a new architecture.

In architecture the idea degenerated. Design allows a more direct and pleasurable route.