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

"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 I design buildings, I think of the overall composition, much as the parts of a body would fit together. On top of that, I think about how people will approach the building and experience that space."

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

"The echoes of eternity remind us that the legacy we leave is written in the hearts of others."

"The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn't said."

"Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes."

"If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy."