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Women are always told, 'You're not going to make it, its too difficult, you can't do that, don't enter this competition, you'll never win it,' – they need confidence in themselves and people around them to help them to get on.

Confidence , Help , Win

I used to not like being called a 'woman architect': I'm an architect, not just a woman architect. Guys used to tap me on the head and say, 'You are okay for a girl.' But I see the incredible amount of need from other women for reassurance that it could be done, so I don't mind that at all.

Girl , Head , Woman

All the privileged can travel, see different worlds; not everyone can. I think it is important for people to have an interesting locale nearby.

Nearby , Privileged , Worlds

Of course I believe imaginative architecture can make a difference to people's lives, but I wish it was possible to divert some of the effort we put into ambitious museums and galleries into the basic architectural building blocks of society.

Building , Effort , Wish

For many years, I hated nature. As a student, I refused to put a plant anywhere – a living plant, that is. Dead plants were OK.

Living , Plant , Plants

I'm into fashion because it contains the mood of the day, of the moment – like music, literature, and art.

Art , Fashion , Moment

Like men, women have to be diligent and work hard.

Diligent , Women , Work

Architecture is particularly difficult for women; there's no reason for it to be. I don't want to blame men or society, but I think it was for a long time, the clients were men, the building industry is all male.

Society , Time , Women

It's very important for cities all around the world to reinvent themselves, and Glasgow is a good example of that. The Scots are very nice. I don't think they are burdened by their history.

Example , Good , Nice

I am sure that as a woman I can do a very good skyscraper.

Skyscraper , Sure , Woman

Education, housing and hospitals are the most important things for society.

Hospitals , Housing , Society

Good education is so important. We do need to look at the way people are taught. It not just about qualifications to get a job. It's about being educated.

Educated , Good , Taught

People say I design architectural icons. If I design a building and it becomes an icon, that's ok.

Becomes , Building , Icon

I am equally proud of all of my architectural projects. It's always rewarding to see an ambitious design become reality.

Ambitious , Proud , Reality

If I wanted to do clothes or if I wanted to make a building or design a choreography, you are able to do that – they are all under a similar kind of design umbrella.

Building , Clothes , Umbrella

My buildings are not particularly expensive. It is not a tin shed. If you want a tinny car, you pay for that.

Buildings , Expensive , Pay

I'm into fashion because it contains the mood of the day, of the moment – like music, literature, and art.

Fashion , Moment , Music

I really love Miami, but I don't think the architecture matches the city. It's a bit too commercial.

City , Love , Miami

I've always thought that design can have equal importance to the idea of internal architecture. Professionally, things can be very dogmatic – you do the architecture, someone else does the interiors, someone else does the furniture, the fabric, etc. But I think design is all-encompassing.

Design , Equal , Furniture

Architecture is unnecessarily difficult. It's very tough.

Difficult , Tough