“At the same time, I would add that the American people have a lot of courage.”
— Tadao Ando
Author: Tadao Ando
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Japanese architecture is traditionally based on wooden
“Japanese architecture is traditionally based on wooden structures that need renovating on a regular basis.”
— Tadao Ando
Author: Tadao Ando
Category: architecture
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If you give people nothingness, they can
“If you give people nothingness, they can ponder what can be achieved from that nothingness.”
— Tadao Ando
Author: Tadao Ando
Category: architecture
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Japanese traditional architecture is created based on
“Japanese traditional architecture is created based on these conditions. This is the reason you have a very high degree of connection between the outside and inside in architecture.”
— Tadao Ando
Author: Tadao Ando
Category: architecture
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I think of the past and the
“I think of the past and the future as well as the present to determine where I am, and I move on while thinking of these things.”
— Tadao Ando
Author: Tadao Ando
Category: future
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I would like my architecture to inspire
“I would like my architecture to inspire people to use their own resources, to move into the future.”
— Tadao Ando
Author: Tadao Ando
Category: architecture
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When you look at Japanese traditional architecture,
“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
Author: Tadao Ando
Category: architecture
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I would like my architecture to inspire
“I would like my architecture to inspire people to use their own resources, to move into the future.”
— Tadao Ando
Author: Tadao Ando
Category: future
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There is a role and function for
“There is a role and function for beauty in our time.”
— Tadao Ando
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But now, more and more, its society
“But now, more and more, its society is concerned with economy and finance.”
— Tadao Ando
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Category: finance
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Spiritual space is lost in gaining convenience.
“Spiritual space is lost in gaining convenience. I saw the need to create a mixture of Japanese spiritual culture and modern western architecture.”
— Tadao Ando
Author: Tadao Ando
Category: architecture
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