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" I find if my body feels well and I exercise regularly, I think better, work better and feel better. "

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" I'm just a nice and easy person. "

" Creativity has more to do with the elimination of the inessential than with inventing something new. "

" We want our buildings to work like a machine that will create a pleasurable environment. "

" 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? "

" America has always imported history. "

" I used to buy nice clothes and drive a nice car when I couldn't afford it. But I spent all my money doing it, and now I don't have to. I like nice things. I like to travel in a certain style. I like to live in a nice place. "

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

" We prefer synthetic rather than natural materials. Natural products are almost too valuable. Wood is much harder to produce than metal. And metal is recyclable, while wood isn't. "

" Most architects say: I want to use this type of glass, even if it's too reflective or doesn't let enough light in. However, the use of a certain type of glass might change the comfort level. "

" I don't consider myself a star or a celebrity. I'm a simple guy who works a lot. "

" Sometimes I have to accept a job I don't really want. Hardly anybody comes up to you with a commission; it's all competitions these days. "

" We are creating a unique experience. It's starts with how you see the building from a distance. "

" Every building is a prototype. No two are alike. "

" When I came to America in the '60s, it was the place to be. I wonder if I'd come here today. "

" For me, drawing generates thinking and vice versa. "

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

" German and English firms operate internationally, while French firms do not. The only place where they all have work is in China. Anybody can sell himself in China! "

" You don't know what the Chinese expect in the way of beauty. The presentation is just a farce. You come into a room filled with 50 people and they don't talk to you. There's very little interaction. "

" A building is hard to judge. It takes many years to find out whether it works. It's not as simple as asking the people in the office whether they like it. "

" Higher ceilings allow the use indirect lighting, which is much healthier and reduces glare. "

" Transparency is not the same as looking straight through a building: it's not just a physical idea, it's also an intellectual one. "

" I wanted to improve the suburban office building; to create a great urban space in a suburban environment with all that implies about interaction, collaboration and creativity. "

" I'm ashamed to be German. "

" You'd never think of taking a cab if you had to walk a mile down Chicago's Michigan Avenue. But in a bad city you take a cab just to go around the corner. "

" I think the younger generation, the people poised to dominate the workforce, are more socially conscious. They are more demanding in terms of environment and how that environment contributes to their life. "

" In Europe, architects consider themselves artists. They think they're special when they win a competition. "

" A good engineer thinks in reverse and asks himself about the stylistic consequences of the components and systems he proposes. "

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

" I think there will be a 200-story skyscraper someday. However, it will require a developer who will not think in conventional terms and for whom economic restraints won't apply. "

" In Europe, they're more demanding, the ones that rent the build ings. "