“ You can't really say what is beautiful about a place, but the image of the place will remain vividly with you. ”

“ The level of detail and craft is something that's inscribed within the original design concept. And so when I begin to draw, I know what kind of detailing I want the building to have. ”

“ 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. ”

“ I believe that architecture is fundamentally a public space where people can gather and communicate, think about the history, think about the lives of human beings, or the world. ”

“ 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. ”

“ Japanese architecture is traditionally based on wooden structures that need renovating on a regular basis. ”

“ Italy is full of historical buildings. And Europe holds a great history of philosophy from Greece until today. I read all those books and see these buildings, and I think of where I stand when I design my architecture. ”

“ All architecture has a public nature, I believe, so I would like to make a public space. ”

“ 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. ”

“ 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. ”