For Me Beauty Is Valued More Than

Of Course, I Have Given My Engineers Some Headaches Over The Years, But They Go With Me. I Have Always Wanted My Buildings To Be As Light As Possible, To Touch The Ground Gently, To Swoop And Soar, And To Surprise.

For Me Beauty Is Valued More Than Anything - The Beauty That Is Manifest In A Curved Line Or In An Act Of Creativity.

When Students Leave College, They Are Like Children Who Know Nothing About The Problems Of Life, And Don't Have A Political Stance.

There Is No Reason To Design Buildings That Are More Basic And Rectilinear, Because With Concrete You Can Cover Almost Any Space.

Camus Says In 'the Stranger' That Reason Is The Enemy Of Imagination. Sometimes You Have To Put Reason Aside And Make Something Beautiful.