He who rejects change is the architect of decay. The only human institution which rejects progress is the cemetery.

I did a cake for the 60th birthday of Elton John for Britney Spears' 27th birthday and for the 'Circus' album she put out - the cake had circus themes. I prepared a cake for a surprise 82nd birthday event for the architect Frank Gehry the cake was comprised of mini-replicas of his buildings.

The architect should strive continually to simplify the ensemble of the rooms should then be carefully considered that comfort and utility may go hand in hand with beauty.

When museums are built these days architects directors and trustees seem most concerned about social space: places to have parties eat dinner wine-and-dine donors. Sure these are important these days - museums have to bring in money - but they gobble up space and push the art itself far away from the entrance.

The architecture of our future is not only unfinished the scaffolding has hardly gone up.

There will never be great architects or great architecture without great patrons.

Any work of architecture that has with it some discussion some polemic I think is good. It shows that people are interested people are involved.

Revived in this country the long forgotten beauties of Gothic architecture.

Architecture aims at Eternity.

First there is the bare beauty of the logs themselves with their long lines and firm curves. Then there is the open charm felt of the structural features which are not hidden under plaster and ornament but are clearly revealed a charm felt in Japanese architecture.

What has happened to architecture since the second world war that the only passers-by who can contemplate it without pain are those equipped with a white stick and a dog?

Architecture is politics.

What is being called the UN 'gender architecture' is more like a shack. Women need a bigger global house if equality is ever to become a reality.

I think architecture has to be a gift.

I like to play with architecture! It's my favorite game.

Each new situation requires a new architecture.

The rules of navigation never navigated a ship. The rules of architecture never built a house.