The Devil deserves zero tolerance.
I don't use the computer. I do sketches, very quickly, often more than 100 on the same formal research.
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.
You have to really believe not only in yourself; you have to believe that the world is actually worth your sacrifices.
There are 360 degrees, so why stick to one?
Architecture is like writing. You have to edit it over and over so it looks effortless
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.
A whole roomful of Jews is like a charged battery. The vitality sparks seem to fly, and frequently the result is a short circuit.
The English language is like London: proudly barbaric yet deeply civilised, too, common yet royal, vulgar yet processional, sacred yet profane.
I can't imagine a human being so hard up for something to do as to quarrel with me.
We must learn to live with contradictions, because they lead to deeper and more effective understanding.