“Parks and golf courses have a great deal of greenery, but the soil is dead; the water from rainstorms soon turns muddy. This type of nature is nothing but an imitation.”
— Kohara Jiro (小原二郎 1916-2016)
— Kohara Jiro (小原二郎 1916-2016)
“As hinoki gets older, it becomes harder, stronger, stiffer, but also prone to breaking. Thus, for the most part, the strength of Hõryū-ji's construction material (670) is almost the same as it was when the temple was first erected in . This is an astounding fact.”
— Kohara Jiro
— Kohara Jiro
If you want a building to last 1500-2000 years you build with conifer wood. If you want a building to last 300-1000 years you build with broadleaf wood. If you want a building to last 30-70 years you build with reinforced concrete.
