‘‘Every project is always a new challenge to me. Each new project creates opportunities for new learning, new discoveries and new experiences for me in order to evolve new design ideas and concepts. To make breakthroughs for each design project is the real challenge.’’
‘‘Besides having an ability for problem solving, a great architect has to have passion; he has to have lived life, and has to have love for the arts. He has to be very singular in his vision.’’
‘‘The Esplanade is built in the heart of an Asian City evolving into a cultural nerve centre for the region. The design responds to this urban setting.’’
‘‘The approach adopted for both the Fullerton Hotel and One Fullerton was to ‘design with the times, for the times. ’ In other words, the intent was to reflect, in architectural form and language, the technology and materials of the appropriate era.’’
‘‘Through our sense of fun, we can brighten our outlook and heighten our awareness, inspire others and ultimately lift the quality of the experience at hand.’’
‘‘I wanted it to be a reflection of our times – at least from a particular point of view, that of the contemporary global nomad. I guess I was designing for people like myself.’’