“Architecture is the thoughtful making of space.”
英语
“建筑是对空间的深思熟虑的营造。”
“A room is not a room without natural light.”
英语
“没有自然光的房间不是房间。”
“A great building must begin with the immeasurable, must go through measurable means when it is being designed, and in the end must be unmeasurable.”
英语
“一座伟大的建筑必须始于不可度量，经过可度量的手段进行设计，最终又归于不可度量。”
“I sense Light as the giver of all presences, and material as spent Light. What is made by Light casts a shadow, and the shadow belongs to Light.”
英语
“我感知光是一切存在的赋予者，材料则是耗尽的光。光所造之物投下阴影，而阴影属于光。”
“The room is the beginning of architecture.”
英语
“房间是建筑的起点。”
“Even a brick wants to be something.”
英语
“即使一块砖也想成为什么。”
“I asked the brick what it liked, and the brick said, "I like an arch." And I said, "Look, arches are expensive. I can use a concrete lintel over you." But the brick said, "I know you're right, but if you ask me what I like, I like an arch."”
英语
“我问砖它喜欢什么，砖说："我喜欢拱。"我说："听着，拱很昂贵。我可以用混凝土过梁架在你上面。"但砖说："我知道你说得对，但你问我喜欢什么，我喜欢拱。"”
“Design is not making beauty, beauty emerges from selection, affinities, integration, love.”
英语
“设计不是制造美，美从选择、亲和、整合和爱中涌现。”