“I believe in planning logics where you have neighbourhoods, and you do...” — Elizabeth Diller Quote

“I believe in planning logics where you have neighbourhoods, and you don't just do one building at a time.”

“Many tools are indispensable for my work, from a utility knife to parametric-modeling software, like Digital Project. But it's important not to confuse the tool for the content, as some designers under 30 do.”

“Theatre is real-time - you get that real-time audience reaction, which is fantastic. And with art pieces, people don't ever have to explain themselves. You can do something and really follow a research. With architecture, you have to be much more public. You have to build consensus. You have to work within the law. There are more complexities.”

“I worked construction clean-up. I was driving a pickup truck at the age of 14 on a construction site. I loved building and being part of the process. You got to see your work.”

“It's hard to enlist the support of people you don't know, but it's critical to growing your career, finding new customers, and building out your team.”

“When I first went to New York I was right out of high school, I was 17 years old, and I had never seen a building over two stories high.”