And a building must be like a human being. It must have a wholeness about it, something that is very important.

I feel this is very important for us to have serene buildings because our civilization is chaotic as it is, you see; our whole machine age has brought about a chaos that has to be somehow counterbalanced, I think.

And a building must be like a human being. It must have a wholeness about it, something that is very important.

The purpose of architecture is to create an atmosphere in which man can live, work, and enjoy.

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If you examine this, I think that you will find that it's the mechanics of Japanese architecture that have been thought of as the direct influence upon our architecture.

And I feel that we in our society should not be held by any such myth; that we should do everything we can to gain a delight and joy in our society with all the available parts of the palette.