“The Internet has created an incredible democratization of the architecture industry.”

“It angers me when sustainability gets used as a buzz word. For 90 percent of the world, sustainability is a matter of survival.”

“Design is about creating spaces for people to enjoy and of course, creating moments where you elevate the spirit, but 'design for good' is figuring out a program that not only creates better spaces, but creates jobs, creates new industry and really kind of raises the conversation about how we rebuild.”

“When you as a designer design something that burdens a community with maintenance and old world technology, basically failed developed world technology, then you will crush that community way beyond bad design; you'll destroy the economics of that community, and often the community socially is broken.”

“The Internet has created an incredible democratization of the architecture industry.”

“A true architect is not an artist but an optimistic realist. They take a diverse number of stakeholders, extract needs, concerns, and dreams, then create a beautiful yet tangible solution that is loved by the users and the community at large. We create vessels in which life happens.”

“When sustainability is viewed as being a matter of survival for your business, I believe you can create massive change.”