The idea of the sacred is quite simply one of the most conservative notions in any society, because it seeks to turn other ideas — uncertainty, progress, change — into crimes.

Architecture is a hazardous mixture of omnipotence and impotence.

The city is the collective memory of its people, and like memory it is associated with objects and places.

良好设计的关键是使事情简单，但不过于简单。

The best way to predict the future is to implement it.

Leadership is action, not position.

When you nurture plants with respect, they reward you with abundance.