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> [I believe that architecture is fundamentally a public space where people can gather and communicate, think about the history, think about the lives of human beings, or the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tadao-ando/i-believe-that-architecture-is-fundamentally-a-public-space-where/)

[Tadao Ando](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tadao-ando/)

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## More by Tadao Ando

> [My objective is to design a space that nobody else can come up with while using the material that anyone can use.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tadao-ando/my-objective-is-to-design-a-space-that-nobody-else-can-come-up-with/)

[Tadao Ando](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tadao-ando/)

> [In Architecture there is a part that is the result of Logical Reasoning and a part that is created through the Senses. There is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tadao-ando/in-architecture-there-is-a-part-that-is-the-result-of-logical/)

[Tadao Ando](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tadao-ando/)

> [Spiritual space is lost in gaining convenience. I saw the need to create a mixture of Japanese spiritual culture and modern western architecture.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tadao-ando/spiritual-space-is-lost-in-gaining-convenience-i-saw-the-need-to/)

[Tadao Ando](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tadao-ando/)

> [Without this spirit, Modernist architecture cannot fully exist. Since there is often a mismatch between the logic and the spirit of Modernism, I use…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tadao-ando/without-this-spirit-modernist-architecture-cannot-fully-exist-since/)

[Tadao Ando](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tadao-ando/)

> [Japanese architecture is traditionally based on wooden structures that need renovating on a regular basis.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tadao-ando/japanese-architecture-is-traditionally-based-on-wooden-structures/)

[Tadao Ando](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tadao-ando/)

> [The computer offers another kind of creativity. You cannot ignore the creativity that computer technology can bring. But you need to be able to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tadao-ando/the-computer-offers-another-kind-of-creativity-you-cannot-ignore-the/)

[Tadao Ando](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tadao-ando/)

> [No matter how advanced society becomes, institutionally or technologically, a house in which nature can be sensed represents for me the ideal environment in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tadao-ando/no-matter-how-advanced-society-becomes-institutionally-or/)

[Tadao Ando](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tadao-ando/)

> [In Italy, there are so many significant architectural structures in history such as the Pantheon in Rome, or the Duomo.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tadao-ando/in-italy-there-are-so-many-significant-architectural-structures-in/)

[Tadao Ando](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tadao-ando/)

> [I think architecture becomes interesting when it has a double character, that is, when it is as simple as possible but, at the same…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tadao-ando/i-think-architecture-becomes-interesting-when-it-has-a-double/)

[Tadao Ando](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tadao-ando/)

> [The speed of change makes you wonder what will become of architecture.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tadao-ando/the-speed-of-change-makes-you-wonder-what-will-become-of-architecture/)

[Tadao Ando](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tadao-ando/)

> [But in Japan, there's nothing like that, since the temple is made of wood. The divine spirit inside the building is eternal, so the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tadao-ando/but-in-japan-there-s-nothing-like-that-since-the-temple-is-made-of/)

[Tadao Ando](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tadao-ando/)

> [I hope that America as a whole, and especially its architects, will become more seriously involved in producing a new architectural culture that would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tadao-ando/i-hope-that-america-as-a-whole-and-especially-its-architects-will/)

[Tadao Ando](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tadao-ando/)

> [I am interested in things happening around me, and I need to understand what's going on in other artistic sectors like music and literature.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tadao-ando/i-am-interested-in-things-happening-around-me-and-i-need-to/)

[Tadao Ando](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tadao-ando/)

> [I like ruins because what remains is not the total design, but the clarity of thought, the naked structure, the spirit of the thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tadao-ando/i-like-ruins-because-what-remains-is-not-the-total-design-but-the/)

[Tadao Ando](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tadao-ando/)

> [I believe that the way people live can be directed a little by architecture.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tadao-ando/i-believe-that-the-way-people-live-can-be-directed-a-little-by/)

[Tadao Ando](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tadao-ando/)

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