“I believe that architecture today needs to reflect on the tasks and possibilities which are inherently its own. Architecture is not a vehicle or a symbol for things that do not belong to its essence. In a society that celebrates the inessential, architecture can put up a resistance, counteract the waste of forms and meanings, and speak its own language. I believe that the language of architecture is not a question of a specific style. Every building is built for a specific use in a specific place and for a specific society. My buildings try to answer the questions that emerge from these simple facts as precisely and critically as they can.”

        “我认为今天的建筑设计需要反映出其本身的计划性和可能性。建筑的本质不是一种媒介或是一个标志。在当今社会都在崇尚一些无关紧要的东西时，建筑应该反映出它的本质特征，抵制形式上和象征意义上的无用的浪费，将建筑本身的语言表现出来。我认为建筑的语言不是要表现出特定的风格。任何建筑都是为一个