Universities are very aware and sensitive to LEED and sustainable design, but most see the certification process as costly and burdensome, with no tangible benefit.
Workplace, when designed well, can provide employees a very effective environment. They can see themselves working differently in the new space. The space can be a really strong player in building pride and reinforcing culture.
Portable designs have the power to transform unused public spaces into dynamic environments that build and invite communal experiences.
The design of a restaurant should embrace the identity of the chef, the nature of the cuisine, and the context of the restaurant itself.
Good restaurant design is about achieving equilibrium between the food, service, and design - in effect, telling a complete story.
I like entertainment and think mastery is good, though I don't feel like a master. If a theme means having a story that's legible, then that's certainly what we do. But we don't treat design as an add-on layer.
It's all one to me: opera, painting, drawing, faxes.
I stay up nights and fiddle with my opera designs. It's a bit obsessive. That's why I can't do it all the time.
Art has to move you and design does not, unless it's a good design for a bus.
A purpose, an intention, a design, strikes everywhere even the careless, the most stupid thinker.