“The American attitude towards efficiency and execution should always underlie architecture.”

“Working is actually a pleasure. It's just very time-consuming. It's a way of life. I find that I can work when I travel and work when I run. There is nothing like, on a rainy day, to work.”

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

“I strive for an architecture from which nothing can be taken away.”

“It's my goal to make a building as immaterial as possible. Architecture is a very material thing. It takes a lot of resources, so why not eliminate what you don't need as long as you're able to achieve the same result?”

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

“Every building is a prototype. No two are alike.”

“The American attitude towards efficiency and execution should always underlie architecture.”