Thierry Despont on giving shape to people’s dreams

“There has never, never been a great house without first a great owner,” says architect and designer Thierry Despont, who has designed homes for Bill Gates, and whose renovation projects include the Woolworth Building, the Ritz Paris, and Claridge’s London, among many others. In this humor-filled talk, Despont discusses his creative process, the relationship between design and architecture, and giving shape to people’s dreams.