做东西的时候，总要多备上一些——额外的材料、额外的部件、额外的空间、额外的饰面。这些额外的东西可以为错误提供备份、减轻压力，还可以为未来储备资源。它们是最便宜的保险。

我不是环境的产物。我的环境是我的产物。

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.

一个地方不仅仅是它的地理，更是生活在那里的故事。

通过贪婪的阅读，成为一个终身自学者；培养好奇心，努力让自己每天都变得更聪明一点。