I Am Eccentric, I Admit It, But

Indeed, Our Designs Become More Ambitious As We See The New Possibilities Created By The Technology Of Other Industries.

When I First Came To Guangzhou In 1981, It Seemed Such A Hard And Dour Place With Everyone In Chairman Mao Uniforms.

They All Come Out From The Same Thing; All The Projects Are Connected Somehow.

In Iraq, Many Of My Female Friends Were Architects And Professionals With A Lot Of Power During The 1980s While All The Men Were At War In Iran.

As A Woman, I'm Expected To Want Everything To Be Nice And To Be Nice Myself. A Very English Thing. I Don't Design Nice Buildings - I Don't Like Them. I Like Architecture To Have Some Raw, Vital, Earthy Quality.