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In other words, each piece of the building must look as though it was designed for that particular building.

So what we have tried to do in our later buildings is to try to be completely consistent, as a painter is consistent or as a sculptor is consistent. Architecture also must be very consistent.

The frightening thought that what you draw may become a building makes for reasoned lines.

It is not possible to design always the same. How to be different in each different place - that is the most important work and duty of the architect to find out.

If you look at the buildings, you'll find that one part looks as if it was designed by one man, and you go around and look at another facade and it looks as if it was designed by another man, you see.

I see my buildings as pieces of cities, and in my designs I try to make them into responsible and contributing citizens.

I always think of buildings in their settings, but so do other architects.

It's very important to understand that we never do the same thing twice; each of our projects is unique. We'll never do another 'Gates.' Each project is a unique image. We do not know in advance how the work will look. I do preparatory drawings, but they are only projections of our vision.

The level of detail and craft is something that's inscribed within the original design concept. And so when I begin to draw, I know what kind of detailing I want the building to have.