In the big picture, architecture is the art and science of making sure that our cities and buildings fit with the way we want to live our lives.

Architects have to become designers of eco-systems. Not just designers of beautiful facades or beautiful sculptures, but systems of economy and ecology, where we channel the flow not only of people, but also the flow of resources through our cities and buildings.

I think architecture is rarely the product of a single ideology. It's more like it can be shaped by a really big idea. It can accommodate a lot of life forms.

For me, architecture is the means, not the end. It's a means of making different life forms possible.

Our lives are so hectic and full, and we have a big family right now.

I'm very visionary, very big picture.