Tracy Alloway

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How do you think about the social end of buildings when you're given a particular project?

So I know that you often do public buildings, and I imagine that you are in dialogue with cities and states around the world when you're doing those.

But when you're given a private assignment, such as a JP Morgan building or a Bloomberg office, how do you think about the public good aspect of design?

Why do you think certain countries, and you brought up the UK there, but you could possibly say the same for the US as well, why do you think certain countries struggle with big infrastructure?

There's a mock-up right behind you.

I had no idea.

Yeah.

That's fascinating.

Since you brought up rationing,

How do budgets work for buildings?

If I'm a client of Foster and Partners, One Can Dream, and I come to you and I say, I want to build a building, do I present you with a particular figure or a range, or do you study my needs and then you come back with a suggested budget?

You know, you mentioned productivity earlier, and this is slightly tangential to architecture, but I would be very curious to get your thoughts.

We've seen productivity gains in virtually every industry on earth in recent decades, except famously the construction industry.

In the US, construction has lagged behind in terms of productivity.

I'm pretty sure it's a similar story in the UK and perhaps some other countries around the world.

Do you have a theory for why that is?