In all my works, light is an important controlling factor.

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

I would like my architecture to inspire people to use their own resources, to move into the future.

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

I don't look so closely at women's fashion, but from the 20th century on, people have had the freedom to express themselves and their individualities, and fashion is one of the most fundamental ways in which they do this, men and women are equally able to express themselves.

In the West there has always been the attempt to try make the religious building, whether it's a Medieval or Renaissance church, an eternal object for the celebration of God. The material chosen, such as stone, brick, or concrete, is meant to eternally preserve what is inside.

My hand is the extension of the thinking process - the creative process.