Arata Isozaki II (1990)

Koji Taki: Self

Quotes 

• Koji Taki : In Isozaki the relationship between the Western influence and the Japanese tradition is very delicate. To put it very simplistically, I regard him as one of a handful of Japanese architects who are firmly committed to the Western method of thinking. I say this because each culture has its specific and unique way of thinking, and this has a lot to do with the way space is conceived in that culture. Spaces in the West are basically volumes confined by walls, whereas Isozaki conceives of space in Japan as being darkness; space which only appears and emerges as the viewer moves through it.