In the big picture, architecture is the art and science of making sure that our cities and buildings fit with the way we want to live our lives.

I think architecture is rarely the product of a single ideology. It's more like it can be shaped by a really big idea. It can accommodate a lot of life forms.

Architecture is restricted to such a limited vocabulary. A building is either a high-rise or a perimeter block or a town house.

For me, architecture is the means, not the end. It's a means of making different life forms possible.