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.

The worst prison is not the one with walls and bars, but the one in our minds.

The unpredictable is the ground on which creativity flourishes.