The job of the architect today is to create beautiful buildings. That's all.
今天建筑师的工作就是创造美丽的建筑。仅此而已。
I like to think of myself as a stylist.
我喜欢把自己看作一个风格家。
Architecture is surely not the design of space, certainly not the massing or organizing of volumes. These are the means, not the end. The end is the complete and total work of art.
建筑肯定不是空间的设计，当然也不是体量的组合或组织。这些是手段，而不是目的。目的是完整而全面的艺术作品。
I am a whore, and I am paid very well for building high-rise buildings.
我是个妓女，而且我因为建造高楼而得到很好的报酬。
The only thing that really matters in architecture is the quality of the space.
I would rather be right than consistent.
我宁愿正确也不愿保持一致。
We cannot not know history.
我们无法不了解历史。
All architecture is shelter, all great architecture is the design of space that contains, cuddles, exalts, or stimulates the persons in that space.
所有的建筑都是庇护所，所有伟大的建筑都是空间的设计，它包容、拥抱、提升或刺激身处其中的人。
I don't believe in principles, in case you haven't noticed.
我没有信仰原则，如果你没注意到的话。
Architecture is the art of how to waste space.
建筑是关于如何浪费空间的艺术。