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I don't believe in the ownership of work.

There has to be policies about that, about what materials we use and so on.

As architects we have a responsibility
to society

My mother was very family-oriented. And I do love being with my children.

In Florence, classical buildings sit against medieval buildings. It's that contrast we like.

The one advantage of being dyslexic is that you are never tempted to look back and idealise your childhood.

Cities are about juxtaposition.

Most buildings, whether they're Gothic cathedrals or Romanesque ones, were high tech for their time.

The Ranelagh Gardens in Chelsea provide plenty of opportunities to walk, think and relax.

I don't understand why everyone has to wear black, grey and white.

My parents always told me that nothing was impossible.

Architecture is measured against the past; you build in the future, and you try to imagine the future.

I think greed is a critical problem - the gap between the poor and the rich. The gap between the top 10 percent and the bottom 10 percent.

Architecture is about public space held by buildings.

The gap between the rich and poor is widening fast.

Technology cannot be an end in itself but must aim at solving long term social and ecological problems.

I love my job. What would I retire to?

If you had a carbon tax, you'd have less cars and more bicycles, more people getting around on foot and by public transport.

Form follows profit is the aesthetic principle of our times.

Architects are not clients. We can't build without something to built.

You know, the environment is fragmenting, and the environment is, in many places, absolutely hideous!

The only way forward, if we are going to improve the quality of the environment, is to get everybody involved.

Of course I know very little about architecture, and the older I get the less I know.

There is a Jewish tradition of family, too, but then not all Italian or Jewish families are close.

Architecture is a slow business, and city planning even slower.

Cities depend on a healthy mix of uses and people for their vitality. As a pre-eminent world city, London is a magnet to people from across the globe.

Architecture is always political.

As an artist, what do you think the biggest mistake you can make is? My vote for the biggest mistake is being afraid of making mistakes.

Dyslexia, though, made me realise that people who say 'but you can't do that' aren't actually very important. I don't take 'no' too seriously.

You have to modernise; you have to change - you can't just be traditional for the fun of being traditional.

Watching TV on your own is not very inspiring. But meeting people is where you get new ideas and get things done.

I have a very big family, and that is my number one thing, and we go away for a month to see my cousins in Italy every year, but I need to work.

Today is much more an age of greed