I think there is a new awareness in this 21st century that design is as important to where and how we live as it is for museums, concert halls and civic buildings.

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Larry wanted us to reposition the tower. We wouldn't, and won't. He's been holding back...

Larry wanted us to reposition the tower. We wouldn't, and won't. He's been holding back...

When you're a kid with artistic yearnings brought up in the Bronx, you don't get...

When you're a kid with artistic yearnings brought up in the Bronx, you don't get...

Well, I think one doesn't really have to invent this memorial space, because it is...

Well, I think one doesn't really have to invent this memorial space, because it is...

It's about how to bring together the seemingly contradictory aspects of the memorial, which is...

It's about how to bring together the seemingly contradictory aspects of the memorial, which is...

There are more people living in Lower Manhattan now than before the terrorist attacks. That's...

There are more people living in Lower Manhattan now than before the terrorist attacks. That's...

We all came to see that site. We all walked around it. It is already...

We all came to see that site. We all walked around it. It is already...

And it is very moving because one has to see the site not as just...

And it is very moving because one has to see the site not as just...

We will work with everybody for the good of New York.

We will work with everybody for the good of New York.

I'm not Candide, nor Dr Pangloss, but we know that faith moves mountains.

I'm not Candide, nor Dr Pangloss, but we know that faith moves mountains.

And of course I like Berlin a lot. It's such an interesting city.

And of course I like Berlin a lot. It's such an interesting city.

There will be a competition for the memorial. And then it can be developed with...

There will be a competition for the memorial. And then it can be developed with...

I don't get to sleep when I'm in New York. Really. I'm living on adrenaline.

I don't get to sleep when I'm in New York. Really. I'm living on adrenaline.

And then, build a bustling wonderful city of the 21st century, with a restoration of...

And then, build a bustling wonderful city of the 21st century, with a restoration of...

Cities are the greatest creations of humanity.

Cities are the greatest creations of humanity.

The Spiral Gallery may happen, too. It is not dependent on government funding.

The Spiral Gallery may happen, too. It is not dependent on government funding.

It's a fantastic responsibility and a wonderful moment.

It's a fantastic responsibility and a wonderful moment.

Well, I didn't want to have the reminder sort of in the sky, so that...

Well, I didn't want to have the reminder sort of in the sky, so that...

Life it is not just a series of calculations and a sum total of statistics,...

Life it is not just a series of calculations and a sum total of statistics,...

I studied architecture in New York. So, really I was very moved, like everyone else,...

I studied architecture in New York. So, really I was very moved, like everyone else,...

Winning a competition in architecture is a ticket to oblivion. It's just an idea. Ninety-nine...

Winning a competition in architecture is a ticket to oblivion. It's just an idea. Ninety-nine...