时间是最好的建筑师，它会让真正的建筑沉淀下来。
Time is the best architect; it allows true architecture to settle.
每一块砖、每一片瓦都有自己的语言，建筑师要学会倾听。
Every brick and every tile has its own language; architects must learn to listen.
城市不是机器的集合，而是生活的容器。
A city is not a collection of machines but a container of life.
材料是有记忆的，它们承载着时间和故事。
Materials have memory; they carry time and stories.
现代建筑最大的问题是失去了文化的根。
The biggest problem of modern architecture is the loss of cultural roots.