I own buildings. I'm a builder; I know how to build. Nobody can build like I can build. Nobody. And the builders in New York will tell you that. I build the best product. And my name helps a lot.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I have designed the most buildings of any living American architect.
I am an architect at heart. I designed every home I've ever had, plus my studio.
I love building companies; I love making products.
I grew up in a few houses because my dad was a builder, so we used to build and sell quite a lot.
I came to architecture from building. Because my father was a builder, everybody was - and is - a builder in my family.
Our company is built on people - those who work for us, and those we do business with.
Architects design houses. I live in a home.
I'm not a builder of buildings, I'm a builder of collections.
I don't build because I am an architect. I can make true architecture because I do not build.
I can't just decide myself what's being built. Someone decides what they want, then I work for them.