Prii was interviewed for "Taddle Creek" in '99. The writer, Alfred Holden, notes:
"Prii did, among other things, line drawings that appeared in 'No Mean City'. ( Eric ) Arthur was a Modernist, but as Prii sees it, his professor broke out of the box: "We have him to thank for the new City Hall," the swoopy design by Finn Viljo Revell that was landed by international competition. Perhaps a taste for curves and joyful flamboyance ran in Baltic genes: Prii was born in Estonia, which shares its language with Finland. Baltic blood ran in the veins of Morris Lapidus, one of the twentieth century's most flamboyant architects, designer of the extravagant Fontainbleu hotel in Miami beach."
"I got tired, eventually, of these straight boxes," Prii said in 1999. "I thought, 'let's have a little fun. Why not create a different style that would make the buildings more interesting to people, and more appealing, and have their own life and character?' I was painting in my free time, doing some sculptures. So it became natural to me."
According to the article, Prii admired Lapidus. The interview concludes:
"So, like Lapidus in the U.S., Prii found himself more popular than acclaimed. "I never actually won a medal or any recognition from my fellow architects," he said. "They thought my work just looked funny. 'Why would Uno Prii do such a thing?' They didn't like me. They didn't like my work at all." He didn't care. "My designs are original," said Prii. "And originality is the hardest thing to come by."