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

Compared to industry in Europe or Japan, where industry was based on a craft tradition, we are sadly behind.

Materialism has never been so ominous as now in North America, as management takes over.

Does an architecture to assuage the spirit have a place in all this? Unfortunately we are no longer the interpreters of our culture's myths but the followers of that dubious client, the developer, who has little patience with the art of architecture, the fine detail and obscure promise, which can upset his financial activity.

Great buildings that move the spirit have always been rare. In every case they are unique, poetic, products of the heart.

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

Profit and bottom line, the contemporary mantra, eliminates the very source of architectural expression.