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As Long As You Have An Objective In Your Mind You Are Young.

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.

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

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.

No Matter How Advanced Society Becomes, Institutionally Or Technologically, A House In Which Nature Can Be Sensed Represents For Me The Ideal Environment In Which To Live. From A Functional Viewpoint, The Courtyard Of The Rowhouse In Sumiyoshi Forces The Inhabitant To Endure The Occasional Hardships. At The Same Time, However, The Open Courtyard Is Capable Of Becoming The House's Vital Organ, Introducing The Everyday Life And Assimilating Precious Stimuli Such As Changes In Nature.