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"Every building is a prototype. No two are alike."
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"We have been the cowards lobbing cruise missiles from 2,000 miles away. That's cowardly. Staying in the airplane when it hits the building, say what you want about it, it's not cowardly."
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"The four building blocks of the universe are fire, water, gravel and vinyl."
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"A building has integrity just like a man. And just as seldom."
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"When one has finished building one's house, one suddenly realizes that in the process one has learned something that one really needed to know in the worst way - before one began."
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"It's certainly not just a spot opinion; it's something that obviously has been building up for years. It is also very good for publicity, and it is the kind of recognition that maybe will help financially, also."
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"Invite the best and brightest to compete for a grand prize to come up with designs, including new zoning, building codes and so forth, for New Orleans that could make it safe from water, and let the state and city pick the plan that works best for Louisiana."
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"We have to realize we are building a movement."
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"A screenplay is not a finished product; a novel is. A screenplay is a blueprint for something - for a building that will most likely never be built."
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"Abandoning the project was incredibly stressful after having gone through the process of building the room, installing the kiln, collecting the stones, sitting with the kiln day and night as it came to temperature, experiencing the failures."
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"There's no such thing as the United Nations. If the U.N. secretary building in New York lost 10 stories, it wouldn't make a bit of difference."
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"Transparency is not the same as looking straight through a building: it's not just a physical idea, it's also an intellectual one."
Idea
"Chinese buildings are like American buildings, with big footprints. People don't care about daylight or fresh air."
People
"Creativity has more to do with the elimination of the inessential than with inventing something new."
Creativity
"America has always imported history."
History
"Most architects say: I want to use this type of glass, even if it's too reflective or doesn't let enough light in. However, the use of a certain type of glass might change the comfort level."
Change
"German and English firms operate internationally, while French firms do not. The only place where they all have work is in China. Anybody can sell himself in China!"
Work
"When I think of some of my earlier work, it really seems a fortunate coincidence that I succeeded."
Work
"We are creating a unique experience. It's starts with how you see the building from a distance."
Experience
"Every building is a prototype. No two are alike."
Building
"I strive for an architecture from which nothing can be taken away."
Architecture
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