Without this spirit, Modernist architecture cannot fully exist. Since there is often a mismatch between the logic and the spirit of Modernism, I use architecture to reconcile the two.

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

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.

In Japan, there is less a culture of preserving old buildings than in Europe.

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.

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