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I don't think that architecture is only about shelter, is only about a very simple enclosure. It should be able to excite you, to calm you, to make you think.

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Architecture is how the person places herself in the space. Fashion is about how you place the object on the person.

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I think about architecture all the time. That's the problem. But I've always been like that. I dream it sometimes.

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Like men, women have to be diligent and work hard.

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People say I design architectural icons. If I design a building and it becomes an icon, that's ok.

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Women are always told, 'You're not going to make it, its too difficult, you can't do that, don't enter this competition, you'll never win it,' - they need confidence in themselves and people around them to help them to get on.

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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.

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I will never give myself the luxury of thinking, 'I've made it.'

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I have always appreciated those who dare to experiment with materials and proportions.

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I'm into fashion because it contains the mood of the day, of the moment - like music, literature, and art.

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Architect

Born: October 31st, 1950

Died: March 31st, 2016

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