” The design of a city is like a strange archeology. “
” A city is like a family portrait – you don’t tear it up if you don’t like your uncle’s nose. “
” A city grows like an organism. It is a structure of living and working together a mix of functions. “
” Every city has to deal with the problem of cars and public transport. “
” Many cities end up putting off things because they want to understand everything. They don’t understand that innovating is about starting. Taking care of a city is a process that you start, and then give the population space to respond. “
” There is no place in a city that can’t be better. There is no toad that can’t be a princess, no frog that can’t become a prince. “
” I have realized after all these years that a city that has a good quality of life attracts jobs. People don’t want to invest in places if there is no quality of life. “
” The secret to the city is integration. Every area of the city should combine work, leisure and culture. Separate these functions and parts of the city die. “
” There is little in the architecture of a city that is more beautifully designed than a tree. “
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