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My buildings are more famous than me.

I was always really geeky about design and buildings. Always into architecture as a kid.

I cannot look at modern buildings without thinking of historical ones.

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

I love church buildings, particularly cathedrals, and I like living in spaces that remind me of music or evoke that creative energy.

My buildings don't speak in words but by means of their own spaciousness.

I love architecture.

One my favorite things is to go to the provinces of Russia and see the 18th century wood churches with the onion dome architecture. These humble wonders of incredible imagination of architects that were obviously not living in places like Paris or London, but they've created these amazing churches.

It's sad to see these old buildings go because they have so many memories, and it's a real personal kind of thing when you play these places. It's part of our history just gone.