A free America... means just this: individual freedom for all, rich or poor, or else this system of government we call democracy is only an expedient to enslave man to the machine and make him like it.
Early in life I had to choose between honest arrogance and hypocritical humility. I chose the former and have seen no reason to change.
It is not possible to design always the same. How to be different in each different place - that is the most important work and duty of the architect to find out.
My studio cube is an experiment in solar heating and design. The south wall is covered with glass planks that collect and distribute heat naturally to my work studio on the second level.
Good education is so important. We do need to look at the way people are taught. It not just about qualifications to get a job. It's about being educated.
As is the case with all good things in life - love, good manners, language, cooking - personal creativity is required only rarely.
I choose work that is hard to pull off. And it's scary how things can go wrong. But if there's no risk involved, it's not challenging. A good idea will survive any process.
The way we can allow ourselves to do what we need to, no matter what others may say or do, is to choose love and defy fear.
The future for us is the foreseeable future. The South Asian, however, feels that it is perfectly realistic to think of a 'long time' in terms of thousands of years.
If I can create some space that people haven't experienced before and if it stays with them or gives them a dream for the future, that's the kind of structure I seek to create.
I've always been excited by rotoscoping, the technique used in films like 'Waking Life,' which fuses animation with real-life emotion. It seemed like it was a process ripe for innovation.
And I think that the environment is one very strong way to counterbalance the chaotic nature of our life.
The reason we form networks is because the benefits of a connected life outweigh the costs. It's to our advantage as individuals and a species to assemble ourselves in this fashion.
I have little doubt that gerontologists will eventually find a way to avoid, or more likely, delay, the unpleasantries of extended life.
Look around at day-to-day life for ideas, and it finds its way into your work.
I lived in a state of rage from 12 to 20. Until college, I was beyond an outsider. I was a voyeur of life.
I forced myself to think what is the new concept and it became clear to me that it was risk, not only in technology and ecology, but in life and employment, too.
That's what I love about Chicago... It is the staccato aspect of the skyscrapers. But the ground is very loose, very relaxed. It makes Chicago far more pleasant than other cities.
When I went to India, I became absolutely obsessed with the idea of building a hotel in India. I've never done a hotel, and I'd love to do public spaces in that culture.
I remember saying that wars must not be glorified, but wars must be remembered.
Form follows function - that has been misunderstood. Form and function should be one, joined in a spiritual union.
