“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.”

“The computer offers another kind of creativity. You cannot ignore the creativity that computer technology can bring. But you need to be able to move between those two different worlds.”

“My hand is the extension of the thinking process - the creative process.”

“People tend not to use this word beauty because it's not intellectual - but there has to be an overlap between beauty and intellect.”

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

“There is a role and function for beauty in our time.”

“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.”

“At the same time, I would add that the American people have a lot of courage.”

“I hope America can also be the cultural leader of the world, and use this frontier spirit to lead and show others that we need courage to go places where we have not gone before.”

“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.”

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