You cannot simply put something new into a place. You have to absorb what you see around you, what exists on the land, and then use that knowledge along with contemporary thinking to interpret what you see.

All architecture has a public nature, I believe, so I would like to make a public space.

You always want to try to make something new, and, of course, America is the world leader in economics today.

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

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

My objective is to design a space that nobody else can come up with while using the material that anyone can use.

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.