VB:When asked about what is architecture you said it is an adventure into unknown. It is very poetic. Could you elaborate?

JMH:Architecture is a process; it is an adventure a journey that has many unknowns. What we do as architects is not trying to create a product but to arrive at a point of discovery. Even after many years of designing buildings we want to be surprised and let the process lead us to a particular proposal. We trust and yet constantly question our process. However at the beginning we don’t know what the outcome will be.

格鲁吉亚的Sarpi边境检查站｜Sarpi Border Checkpoint / Jürgen Mayer. Image Jesko Malkolm Johnsson-Zahn

VB：对你而言 ， 好建筑是什么？

JMH：好建筑能够定义场所 ， 还能带来新视野 。 同时它也具有舒适性 ， 并且达到人们的期望 。 好建筑能够结合创新文化、社会、技术 ， 并且还能适应未来的发展与改变 ， 同时还不会失去自身的特征 。