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The general public, formerly profoundly indifferent to everything to do with building, has been shaken out of its torpor; personal interest in architecture as something that concerns every one of us in our daily lives has been very widely aroused; and the broad line of its future development are already clearly discernible.

Architecture is about public space held by buildings.

I feel however, that we architects have a special duty and mission... (to contribute) to the socio-cultural development of architecture and urban planning.

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

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

I think that the point of being an architect is to help raise the experience of everyday living, even a little. Putting a window where people would really like one. Making sure a shaving mirror in a hotel bathroom is at the right angle. Making bureaucratic buildings that are somehow cheerful.

Architecture is the story of how we see ourselves. It is the architect's job to service everyday life.

The first thing that an architect must do is to sense that every building you build is a world of its own, and that this world of its own serves an institution.

In the big picture, architecture is the art and science of making sure that our cities and buildings fit with the way we want to live our lives.

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