We borrow from nature the space upon which we build.

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

As long as you have an objective in your mind you are young.

No matter how advanced society becomes, institutionally or technologically, a house in which nature can be sensed represents for me the ideal environment in which to live. From a functional viewpoint, the courtyard of the Rowhouse in Sumiyoshi forces the inhabitant to endure the occasional hardships. At the same time, however, the open courtyard is capable of becoming the house's vital organ, introducing the everyday life and assimilating precious stimuli such as changes in nature.

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

If you give people nothingness, they can ponder what can be achieved from that nothingness.

When I draw something, the brain and the hands work together.