We Were Emerging From The Period Of WAR, Of UNIFORMS, Of Women-soldiers BUILT Like Boxers. I Drew Women-flowers, SOFT Shoulders, Fine Waists Like Liana And Wide Skirts Like Corolla.

The MYSTERY Is What Prompted MEN To Leave CAVES, To COME Out Of The Womb Of NATURE.

A SIGN To Me Is A One-liner, A SYMBOL Is Very COMPLEX And My HOUSE Is A Series Of SYMBOLS.

When You're Working In Service To A Big PROJECT, There's Always The Question Of, 'Is There Total Freedom To Do What I THINK Is RIGHT Artistically, Or Is This A Job?' It's Okay For Things To Be A Job. I'm PERFECTLY Comfortable Working. I Don't Need To Sit AROUND And Quench Whatever Personal Artistic Thirst I Have At All Times.

All These BUILDINGS Are LIKE MOUNTAINS I Would Like To Climb, But I Am Forbidden.

At One Time, Whenever The Hell It Was, They Wanted A Character To COME In And STIR Up The POT. They BROUGHT Me In For 8-10 Episodes And Said We'll TRY It For That.

That's What I Love About Chicago... It Is The Staccato ASPECT Of The SKYSCRAPERS. But The Ground Is Very Loose, Very RELAXED. It Makes Chicago Far More Pleasant Than Other Cities.

The DAY I Went To See My FATHER To Say I Wanted To Become An Architect, He Was A Bit Surprised, Because For Him Being A Builder Is MUCH More Than Being Just An Architect. He Was Very Angry, And I Never Thought I COULD Do Something ELSE.

While Fractal GEOMETRY Is OFTEN Used In High-tech Science, Its Patterns Are Surprisingly COMMON In Traditional African Designs.