“The computer offers another kind of creativity. You cannot ignore the creativity that computer technology can bring. But you need to be able to move between those two different worlds.”
— Tadao Ando
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Category: technology
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“My hand is the extension of the thinking process – the creative process.”
— Tadao Ando
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Category: art
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“When you look at Japanese traditional architecture, you have to look at Japanese culture and its relationship with nature. You can actually live in a harmonious, close contact with nature – this very unique to Japan.”
— Tadao Ando
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Category: relationship
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“Without this spirit, Modernist architecture cannot fully exist. Since there is often a mismatch between the logic and the spirit of Modernism, I use architecture to reconcile the two.”
— Tadao Ando
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Category: architecture
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“You cannot simply put something new into a place. You have to absorb what you see around you, what exists on the land, and then use that knowledge along with contemporary thinking to interpret what you see.”
— Tadao Ando
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Category: knowledge
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“Italy is full of historical buildings. And Europe holds a great history of philosophy from Greece until today. I read all those books and see these buildings, and I think of where I stand when I design my architecture.”
— Tadao Ando
Author: Tadao Ando
Category: architecture
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“When you look at Japanese traditional architecture, you have to look at Japanese culture and its relationship with nature. You can actually live in a harmonious, close contact with nature – this very unique to Japan.”
— Tadao Ando
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Category: nature
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“The speed of change makes you wonder what will become of architecture.”
— Tadao Ando
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Category: architecture
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“When I design buildings, I think of the overall composition, much as the parts of a body would fit together. On top of that, I think about how people will approach the building and experience that space.”
— Tadao Ando
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Category: design
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“I hope America can also be the cultural leader of the world, and use this frontier spirit to lead and show others that we need courage to go places where we have not gone before.”
— Tadao Ando
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Category: courage
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“I believe that the way people live can be directed a little by architecture.”
— Tadao Ando
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Category: architecture
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