I didn't want to lose the human scale.

Japanese architecture is very much copied in this country and in Europe.

Let's talk about the Gas Company because this is my favorite job.

We build buildings which are terribly restless. And buildings don't go anywhere. They shouldn't be restless.

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.

If you look at the buildings, you'll find that one part looks as if it was designed by one man, and you go around and look at another facade and it looks as if it was designed by another man, you see.

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.