"I think architects are often at their best when faced with restraints." — Bernard Tschumi

I feel very comfortable in New York, in a city where there is no such thing as 'nationality.'

Society secretly delights in crime, excesses, and violated prohibitions of all sorts.

Before 2000, everything was about being contextual, and buildings were supposed to be good citizens.

I wear the same black suit. I have five of them. I pair them with a red scarf. I was wearing a red scarf when I won the first architectural competition of my career.