KIYOSHI ISHIBASHI ARCHITECTS & ASSOCIATES

To create a building that, the moment it is completed, begins to take its firm position in the environment this is the everlasting theme for me when I go about designing structures. The importance of an act that brings forth a structure that can physically last more than half a century this is what I always keep in mind when I design buildings. I often see buildings that look as if they were produced for commercial consumption. Every time I see them, I resolve to think that the act of creating buildings is not just for making symbols of artificial splendor or eye-catching designs. Nor is it the act of severely limiting architectural activities so as to protect our environment. Throughout our history, the global environment has always continued to change at the hands of living things. It is only natural that our environment should change. If we can say that human cultures are only tiny segments of this ever-continuing change, such change should then be a rich one where we humans can..

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