I didn't know what architecture was except that I lived in a house. I don't even think that I knew the word for a long time. My dad funneled me into engineering because it was his background.

I like to think about machines and technology in relation to landscape and architecture.

A building that has great environmental responsibility is a political animal in a way because it becomes promotional of a cause. I think that kind of advocacy through architecture is really good.

Architecture is a ride - a physical ride and an intellectual ride.

I come from a pretty tough background and I learned a long time ago not to be bothered.

I can't control what people think of me, and I stopped really caring a long time ago.