Norman Foster

“My mission is to create a structure that is sensitive to the culture and climate of its place.”

“As an architect, you design for the present, with an awareness of the past, for a future which is essentially unknown.”

“Everything is a design problem.”

“The skin and the bones of a building are the same.”

“Architecture is an expression of values.”

“To be an architect is to have an optimistic view of the future.”

“Sustainability is not about fashion, it's about survival.”

“The only constant is change.”

“Architecture is a social art.”

“If you weren't an optimist, it would be impossible to be an architect.”

“I have always believed that the way you dry your hands is an indicator of the culture of a building.”

“The first gesture of a building is the way it meets the ground.”

“Technology is a tool, not a master.”