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.
You always want to try to make something new, and, of course, America is the world leader in economics today.
You can't really say what is beautiful about a place, but the image of the place will remain vividly with you.
Working in Tokyo has convinced me that, contrary to what people think, it is actually one of the world's most beautiful cities.
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.
Japanese architecture is traditionally based on wooden structures that need renovating on a regular basis.