But in Japan, there's nothing like that, since the temple is made of wood. The divine spirit inside the building is eternal, so the enclosure doesn't have to be.

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I don't look so closely at women's fashion, but from the 20th century on, people...

I don't look so closely at women's fashion, but from the 20th century on, people...

The speed of change makes you wonder what will become of architecture.

The speed of change makes you wonder what will become of architecture.

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

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

If you give people nothingness, they can ponder what can be achieved from that nothingness.

If you give people nothingness, they can ponder what can be achieved from that nothingness.

When I design buildings, I think of the overall composition, much as the parts of...

When I design buildings, I think of the overall composition, much as the parts of...

Japanese traditional architecture is created based on these conditions. This is the reason you have...

Japanese traditional architecture is created based on these conditions. This is the reason you have...

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

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

I hope that America as a whole, and especially its architects, will become more seriously...

I hope that America as a whole, and especially its architects, will become more seriously...

When you look at Japanese traditional architecture, you have to look at Japanese culture and...

When you look at Japanese traditional architecture, you have to look at Japanese culture and...

I hope America can also be the cultural leader of the world, and use this...

I hope America can also be the cultural leader of the world, and use this...

In the West there has always been the attempt to try make the religious building,...

In the West there has always been the attempt to try make the religious building,...

I believe that the way people live can be directed a little by architecture.

I believe that the way people live can be directed a little by architecture.

Without this spirit, Modernist architecture cannot fully exist. Since there is often a mismatch between...

Without this spirit, Modernist architecture cannot fully exist. Since there is often a mismatch between...

You can't really say what is beautiful about a place, but the image of the...

You can't really say what is beautiful about a place, but the image of the...

The level of detail and craft is something that's inscribed within the original design concept....

The level of detail and craft is something that's inscribed within the original design concept....

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

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

You cannot simply put something new into a place. You have to absorb what you...

You cannot simply put something new into a place. You have to absorb what you...

When I draw something, the brain and the hands work together.

When I draw something, the brain and the hands work together.

I would like my architecture to inspire people to use their own resources, to move...

I would like my architecture to inspire people to use their own resources, to move...

The computer offers another kind of creativity. You cannot ignore the creativity that computer technology...

The computer offers another kind of creativity. You cannot ignore the creativity that computer technology...