I see the Beijing National Stadium as an architectural project. I accepted Herzog and De Meuron's invitation to collaborate on the design, and our proposal won the competition. From beginning to end, I stayed with the project. I am committed to fostering relationships between a city and its architecture.
Copy QuoteYou can design and create, and build the most wonderful place in the world. But it takes people to make the dream a reality.
Copy Quote View & ShareA designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.
Copy Quote View & ShareDesign is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.
Copy Quote View & ShareSpace and light and order. Those are the things that men need just as much as they need bread or a place to sleep.
Copy Quote View & ShareGood design is making something intelligible and memorable. Great design is making something memorable and meaningful.
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