Winning a competition in architecture is a ticket to oblivion. It's just an idea. Ninety-nine per cent never get built.

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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.

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 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...

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,...

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...

Only through acknowledgment of the erasure and void of Jewish life can the history of...

Only through acknowledgment of the erasure and void of Jewish life can the history of...

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.

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...

To provide meaningful architecture is not to parody history but to articulate it.

To provide meaningful architecture is not to parody history but to articulate it.

Cities are the greatest creations of humanity.

Cities are the greatest creations of humanity.

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...

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...

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,...

The foreign press seems obsessed with the Freedom Tower, as if it was the only...

The foreign press seems obsessed with the Freedom Tower, as if it was the only...

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...

And you have to remember that I came to America as an immigrant. You know,...

And you have to remember that I came to America as an immigrant. You know,...

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...

It's a fantastic responsibility and a wonderful moment.

It's a fantastic responsibility and a wonderful moment.

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...

It's a project that touched me as an immigrant and as a New Yorker.

It's a project that touched me as an immigrant and as a New Yorker.