Working in Tokyo has convinced me that, contrary to what people think, it is actually one of the world's most beautiful cities.

The speed of change makes you wonder what will become of architecture.

All those involved in the construction of an architectural design, from the architect to the builder, have an attachment to the architecture, although it's difficult to quantify the attachment.

Japanese traditional architecture is created based on these conditions. This is the reason you have a very high degree of connection between the outside and inside in architecture.

I don't believe architecture has to speak too much. It should remain silent and let nature in the guise of sunlight and wind

If there is only one culture all over the world, that's not a good thing.

We borrow from nature the space upon which we build.