New York is this cacophony - a collection of radical differences, an agreement of non sequiturs. The diversity and intensity are startling.

I've always been interested in an architecture of resistance - architecture that has some power over the way we live. Working under adversarial conditions could be seen as a plus because you're offering alternatives. Still, there are situations that make you ask the questions: 'Do I want to be a part of this?'

Architecture is a negotiated art, and it's highly political, and if you want to make buildings, there is diplomacy required.

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