In Japan, There Is Less A Culture

All Those Involved In The Construction Of An Architectural Design, From The Architect To The Builder, Have An Attachment To The Architecture, Although It's Difficult To Quantify The Attachment.

My Objective Is To Design A Space That Nobody Else Can Come Up With While Using The Material That Anyone Can Use.

Since I Am A Japanese Man Who's Been Building Through The Experience Of Japanese Architecture, My Actual Designs Come From Japanese Architectural Concepts, Although They're Based On Western Methods And Materials.

I Think Of The Past And The Future As Well As The Present To Determine Where I Am, And I Move On While Thinking Of These Things.

Working In Tokyo Has Convinced Me That, Contrary To What People Think, It Is Actually One Of The World's Most Beautiful Cities.