It is the mystery of the creative act that something other than our conscious self takes over.

We settled this continent without art. So it was easy for us to treat it as an imported luxury, not a necessity.

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

We are guilty for sending teams into foreign countries to advise them how to be like us.

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

The essentially unchangeable established order of things, slowly disappeared and was forgotten for a while completely...

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