I think architecture becomes interesting when it has a double character, that is, when it is as simple as possible but, at the same time as complex as possible

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.

The level of detail and craft is something that's inscribed within the original design concept. And so when I begin to draw, I know what kind of detailing I want the building to have.

I am interested in things happening around me, and I need to understand what's going on in other artistic sectors like music and literature.

It wasn't that I had any great dream of being an architect. I just wanted to make things. Whether it was furniture, painting, interior design, or architecture. I just wanted to create something.

There are self-made millionaires - their aspiration is first to make money. But the once that goal is achieved, they have to look for something and sometimes they become patrons of art or museums. And that is how the world should go.

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