I was in Peru and visited a building near Lima built by the Incas. It was low in height, with no windows at all, but all the way in the back there was air movement. And I couldn't figure out how they'd done it; it was incredible.

I never said I was opposed to the LEED program or to green building - I'm not.

There are people who design buildings that are not technically and financially good, and there are those who do. Two categories - simple.

You have freedom, so you have to make choices - and at the point when I make a choice, the building starts to look like a Frank Gehry building. It's a signature.

From his first hours as pope, Francis has re-enacted or spoken of the great pastoral transformation of Vatican II as his own agenda.

A poor self-image is the magnifying glass that can transform a trivial mistake or an imperfection into an overwhelming symbol of personal defeat.

The Act of Killing' helped catalyze this basic transformation in how the media talks about the past.

I think that life is about growth. You continue to grow and progress, hopefully.