In Japan, there is less a culture of preserving old buildings than in Europe.

I think of the past and the future as well as the present to determine where I am, and I move on while thinking of these things.

I create enclosed spaces mainly by means of thick concrete walls. The primary reason is to create a place for the individual, a zone for oneself within society. When the external factors of a city's environment require the wall to be without openings, the interior must be especially full and satisfying.

At the same time, I would add that the American people have a lot of courage.

The computer offers another kind of creativity. You cannot ignore the creativity that computer technology can bring. But you need to be able to move between those two different worlds.

If I can create some space that people haven't experienced before and if it stays with them or gives them a dream for the future, that's the kind of structure I seek to create.

In Japan, there is less a culture of preserving old buildings than in Europe.