My Work Is Not About

I Search For Surprise In My Architecture. A Work Of Art Should Cause The Emotion Of Newness.

Life Is More Important Than Architecture.

I Have Always Accepted And Respected All Other Schools Of Architecture, From The Chill And Elemental Structures Of Mies Van Der Rohe To The Imagination And Delirium Of Gaudi. I Must Design What Pleases Me In A Way That Is Naturally Linked To My Roots And The Country Of My Origin.

Of Course, I Have Given My Engineers Some Headaches Over The Years, But They Go With Me. I Have Always Wanted My Buildings To Be As Light As Possible, To Touch The Ground Gently, To Swoop And Soar, And To Surprise.

I Pick Up My Pen. It Flows. A Building Appears. There It Is. There Is Nothing More To Say.