"We find Japan a little more difficult to understand because it has proven its 20th century prowess though the ancient traditions still persist."

"We are stymied by regulations, limited choice and the threat of litigation. Neither consultants nor industry itself provide research which takes architecture forward."

"Tahiti has been spoiled for many years, but Bali is one of the few cultures with origins in one of the great ancient cultures which is still alive."

"With production alone as the goal, industry in North America was dominated by the assembly line, standardization for mass consumption."

"You have to see a building to comprehend it. Photographs cannot convey the experience, nor film."

"After 1980, you never heard reference to space again. Surface, the most convincing evidence of the descent into materialism, became the focus of design. Space disappeared."

"Architecture doesn't come from theory. You don't think your way through a building."

"The Achilles Heel of the Americas was the lack of cultural confidence typical of new settlers."

"No phenomenon can be isolated, but has repercussions through every aspect of our lives. We are learning that we are a fundamental part of nature's ecosystems."

"The way of architecture is the quiet voice that underlies it and has guided it from the beginning."