“Modern buildings have become memorials to power and capital. More and ...” — Ma Yansong Quote

“Modern buildings have become memorials to power and capital. More and more, they're isolated from people.”

“We need to enter a new era to make nature and humans more emotionally connected in modern cities.”

“A door handle is very symbolic to me. It is the first object that one will interact with before entering a new space.”

“A war, with its attendant human suffering, must, when that evil is unavoidable, be made to fragment more than buildings: It must shatter the foundations of thought and re-create. Only in this way does every individual share in the cataclysm and understand the purpose of sacrifice.”

“It's a weird city because the uglier the weather, the more beautiful the city. And the uglier the buildings, the more coherent the city.”

“In 1912, when I was working in The Hague, I first saw a drawing by Louis Sullivan of one of his buildings. It interested me.”