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I don't understand why everyone has to wear black, grey and white.

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There is a Jewish tradition of family, too, but then not all Italian or Jewish families are close.

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Dyslexia, though, made me realise that people who say 'but you can't do that' aren't actually very important. I don't take 'no' too seriously.

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Architecture is a slow business, and city planning even slower.

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The gap between the rich and poor is widening fast.

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Architecture is a living thing. If I want to leave something to the future, it has to be able to change - but retain something of the ethos that we built up over 50 years.

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Cities are about juxtaposition. In Florence, classical buildings sit against medieval buildings. It's that contrast we like. In Bordeaux, we built law courts right next door to what is effectively a listed historic building, and that makes it exciting.

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I think greed is a critical problem - the gap between the poor and the rich. The gap between the top 10 percent and the bottom 10 percent.

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If you had a carbon tax, you'd have less cars and more bicycles, more people getting around on foot and by public transport.

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I like the idea of trying to influence society by taking a brief, then maybe subtly changing it or looking at it in a new way to see what interesting things can emerge.

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Architect

Born: July 23rd, 1933

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