When I think of some of my earlier work, it really seems a fortunate coincidence that I succeeded.

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A city building, you experience when you walk; a suburban building, you experience when you drive.

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Creativity has more to do with the elimination of the inessential than with inventing something new.

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In Europe, architects consider themselves artists. They think they're special when they win a competition.

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Chinese buildings are like American buildings, with big footprints. People don't care about daylight or fresh air.

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I've never looked at a suburban building as being a minor building and an urban building as being a major building.

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A good engineer thinks in reverse and asks himself about the stylistic consequences of the components and systems he proposes.

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Transparency is not the same as looking straight through a building: it's not just a physical idea, it's also an intellectual one.

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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.

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The architecture profession has lost a lot of its integrity, especially in the USA. The general architect here has no scruples, no ambitions.

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