When I Came To America

Sometimes I Have To Accept A Job I Don't Really Want. Hardly Anybody Comes Up To You With A Commission; It's All Competitions These Days.

You Don't Know What The Chinese Expect In The Way Of Beauty. The Presentation Is Just A Farce. You Come Into A Room Filled With 50 People And They Don't Talk To You. There's Very Little Interaction.

It's My Goal To Make A Building As Immaterial As Possible. Architecture Is A Very Material Thing. It Takes A Lot Of Resources, So Why Not Eliminate What You Don't Need As Long As You're Able To Achieve The Same Result?

A Good Engineer Thinks In Reverse And Asks Himself About The Stylistic Consequences Of The Components And Systems He Proposes.

You'd Never Think Of Taking A Cab If You Had To Walk A Mile Down Chicago's Michigan Avenue. But In A Bad City You Take A Cab Just To Go Around The Corner.