Everything is complicated about using concrete - the discipline and dedication necessary to make consistent batches, understanding exactly how the formwork will be laid, what the timing is for the pours, how you keep it clean and neat to achieve a fine quality.

One of the things I've always loved about New York is there is so much precedent for ornament on industrial buildings.

I make spaces that are calm rather than confrontational. I seek a certain kind of logic that allows you to move in space and perceive it as beautiful and rational. Clarity is a worthwhile quality.

To me, the nicest luxury would be to have a room where I could keep all my books in one place - and have space for more.