Form follows beauty.

My work is not about 'form follows function,' but 'form follows beauty' or, even better, 'form follows feminine.'

For me beauty is valued more than anything - the beauty that is manifest in a curved line or in an act of creativity.

Form follows function.

When I was very little my mother said I used to draw in the air with my fingers. I needed a pencil. Once I could hold one, I have drawn every day since.

Of course, I have given my engineers some headaches over the years, but they go with me. I have always wanted my buildings to be as light as possible, to touch the ground gently, to swoop and soar, and to surprise.