We are not interested in the spectacular. We are interested in the specific.
我们对壮观不感兴趣。我们对具体感兴趣。
Architecture is not about form, it's about many other things.
建筑不是关于形式，而是关于许多其他事情。
The most difficult thing is to be simple.
最难的事情是变得简单。
We believe that architecture should speak of its time and place, but yearn for timelessness.
我们相信建筑应该讲述它的时代和地点，但渴望永恒。
The context is so important. The context is not just the physical context, but also the historical and cultural context.
背景非常重要。背景不仅仅是物理背景，还包括历史和文化背景。
We try to avoid what we call 'signature architecture'. We don't want to have a style.
我们尽量避免所谓的"标志性建筑"。我们不想要一种风格。
Every building is a prototype. No two are the same.
每一座建筑都是一个原型。没有两座是相同的。
The best architecture is the one that disappears, that is not noticed.
最好的建筑是那种消失的、不被注意到的建筑。
We are interested in the ordinary. We are interested in how you can take something that is very common and make it special.
我们对平凡的事物感兴趣。我们感兴趣的是如何将非常普通的东西变得特别。
Architecture is a language. When you are very good, you can be a poet.
建筑是一种语言。当你非常擅长时，你可以成为诗人。