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.

I think everyone needs a goal. And what kind of goal will be important. And for that we have to study and we have to be intelligent.

People tend not to use this word beauty because it's not intellectual - but there has to be an overlap between beauty and intellect.

In Architecture there is a part that is the result of Logical Reasoning and a part that is created through the Senses. There is always a point where they Clash. I don't think Architecture can be created without that Collision.

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

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

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