I think there is a new awareness in this 21st century that design is as important to where and how we live as it is for museums, concert halls and civic buildings.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Of course I believe imaginative architecture can make a difference to people's lives, but I wish it was possible to divert some of the effort we put into ambitious museums and galleries into the basic architectural building blocks of society.
The future of architecture is culture.
I think taking design out of the studio and really having a relationship with the people that you're making it for really convinced me of how powerful a thing design is. It's not just an aesthetic decoration.
Architecture is the thoughtful making of space.
It may sound ambitious, but I really hope that modern design will spread all around the globe.
Design is a vital component to the enrichment of our everyday lives. Japan has a very rich history and culture of design, and I feel it is a very important dialogue to open and keep evolving.
My hope is that light, flexible architecture might bring about a new and open society.
And then, build a bustling wonderful city of the 21st century, with a restoration of a spectacular skyline, which Manhattan, of course, needs. So, that is really the design as a whole.
Design needs a new relationship with the world, one that is more focused on our planet's needs.
Let us together create the new building of the future, which will be everything in one form: architecture and sculpture and painting.
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