The way of architecture is the quiet voice that underlies it and has guided it from the beginning.

We find Japan a little more difficult to understand because it has proven its 20th century prowess though the ancient traditions still persist.

We can appreciate but not really understand the medieval town. We cannot comprehend its compactness, the contiguity of all its buildings as a single uninterrupted whole.

Rationalism is the enemy of art, though necessary as a basis for architecture.

Whenever we witness art in a building, we are aware of an energy contained by it.

Space has always been the spiritual dimension of architecture. It is not the physical statement of the structure so much as what it contains that moves us.

No phenomenon can be isolated, but has repercussions through every aspect of our lives. We are learning that we are a fundamental part of nature's ecosystems.