The future is not something we enter. The future is something we create.

未来不是我们进入的某物。未来是我们创造的某物。

A building is not just a place to be, but a way to see.

建筑不仅仅是一个所在之处，更是一种观看的方式。

Light is the magician of architecture.

光是建筑的魔术师。

The architect must be a prophet... a prophet in the true sense of the term... if he can't see at least ten years ahead don't call him an architect.

建筑师必须是一个先知...真正意义上的先知...如果他不能预见至少十年以后的事情，就不要称他为建筑师。

Innovation is driven by the refusal to accept limitations.

创新源于拒绝接受限制。

The best architecture comes from a synthesis of all the elements that separately comprise a building: the structure that holds it up; the services that allow it to function; the ecology of the building - its relationship to the surroundings; the quality of natural light; the symbolism of the form; the relationship of the building to the skyline.

最好的建筑来自于所有单独构成建筑的元素综合：支撑它的结构；使其运作的服务；建筑的生态 - 它与周围环境的关系；自然光的质量；形式的象征意义；建筑与天际线的关系。

Every building is a prototype.

每一座建筑都是一个原型。

Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.

设计不仅仅是外观和感觉。设计是它如何运作。

The city is the ultimate expression of our civilization.

城市是我们文明的终极表达。

Architecture should speak of its time and place, but yearn for timelessness.

建筑应该诉说它的时代和地点，但渴望永恒。