I Don't Particularly Like Showing

Being Iraqi Taught Me To Be Very Cautious.

I Don't Think That Architecture Is Only About Shelter, Is Only About A Very Simple Enclosure. It Should Be Able To Excite You, To Calm You, To Make You Think.

When You Are Overworked And Exhausted, There Is A Sense Of Kind Of Delirium And That's Why I Think Architects Do All-nighters And They Kind Of Do Those Deadlines. For Four Days I Remember Doing Four Nights In One Row With No Sleep. I Mean Nobody, Unless You Are Crazy, Would Do That, But You Are Totally Focused On The Project.

You Really Have To Have A Goal. The Goal Posts Might Shift, But You Should Have A Goal. Know What It Is You Want To Find Out.

Architecture Is Really About Well-being. I Think That People Want To Feel Good In A Space ... On The One Hand It's About Shelter, But It's Also About Pleasure.