Look At London Or Paris: They're Both

In All My Works, Light Is An Important Controlling Factor.

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.

You Cannot Simply Put Something New Into A Place. You Have To Absorb What You See Around You, What Exists On The Land, And Then Use That Knowledge Along With Contemporary Thinking To Interpret What You See.

When You Look At Japanese Traditional Architecture, You Have To Look At Japanese Culture And Its Relationship With Nature. You Can Actually Live In A Harmonious, Close Contact With Nature - This Very Unique To Japan.