Jean Nouvel

I like English parks.

I don't like the idea that one hotel could be better than another. In any city, I try to find a hotel that has the identity of that place - Claridge's in London, the Danieli or Cipriani in Venice. In New York, I stay at the Mercer Hotel; it is so much in the character of SoHo.

My buildings are more famous than me.

I generally hate the luxury modern apartment with too many things out of sight and so clean you cannot touch.

Art should be created for life, not for the museum.

If there was a fire at my house I would throw more things on it. The only thing I would take out? Myself!