I think it is important to build for people, and to deliver this message of hope: through good construction and a certain sense of progression, a better understanding of each other can be achieved.
Architecture is a wrapping for the human body, and dance is the finest expression of the body.
The reality is that throughout my career I've tackled projects in Spain that I'm proud of.
Something that's very important is to preserve the sense of surprise, the sense of discovery. The eye of the person you are talking to, your shadow on the ground. It's important not to get suffocated by all the things in life and lose that sense of surprise.
I always admired the U.S. as the country of the space shuttle, of technological achievement.
Not only did America invent the skyscraper, it invented the skyline.