“The English light is so very subtle, so very soft and misty, that the ...” — Stephen Gardiner Quote

“The English light is so very subtle, so very soft and misty, that the architecture responded with great delicacy of detail.”

“In the crowded and difficult conditions of a steep hillside, houses have had to struggle to establish their territory and to survive.”

“French architecture always manages to combine the most magnificent underlying themes of architecture; like Roman design, it looks to the community.”

“No architecture is so haughty as that which is simple.”

“I acquired an admiration for Japanese culture, art, and architecture, and learned of the existence of the game of GO, which I still play.”

“Architecture is a living thing. If I want to leave something to the future, it has to be able to change - but retain something of the ethos that we built up over 50 years.”