San Francisco is the only city I can think of that can survive all the things you people are doing to it and still look beautiful.

Eventually, I think Chicago will be the most beautiful great city left in the world.

'Think simple' as my old master used to say - meaning reduce the whole of its parts into the simplest terms, getting back to first principles.

Take nothing for granted as beautiful or ugly, but take every building to pieces, and challenge every feature. Learn to distinguish the curious from the beautiful. Get the habit of analysis - analysis will in time enable synthesis to become your habit of mind. 'Think simples' as my old master used to say - meaning to reduce the whole of its parts into the simplest terms, getting back to first principles.

I think Ms. Monroe's architecture is extremely good architecture.