Canadian architect Moriyama says Japanese roots shaped his aesthetic english.kyodonews.net

Among his numerous projects, Moriyama recalled the Canadian Embassy redevelopment project as one of his "happiest and most challenging."
He was appointed as the design architect for the project in which a single team provided design and construction services.
(Supplied photo shows the Canadian Embassy building in Tokyo.)
Symbolically, it allowed Moriyama's concept of utilizing three main elements in the aesthetic of "ikebana" flower arrangement -- Ten (heaven), Jin (people), and Chi (earth) -- to be represented in the building design.
"A country that really understands the world situation would understand all the disastrous sort of conditions the Japanese Canadians had," Moriyama said, referring to their internment.