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 Copy Share Image
My objective is to design a space that nobody else can come up with while using the material that anyone can use. — Tadao Ando Copy Share Image
In Architecture there is a part that is the result of Logical Reasoning and a part that is created through the Senses. There is… — Tadao Ando Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Without this spirit, Modernist architecture cannot fully exist. Since there is often a mismatch between the logic and the spirit of Modernism, I use… — Tadao Ando Copy Share Image
Japanese architecture is traditionally based on wooden structures that need renovating on a regular basis. — Tadao Ando Copy Share Image
The computer offers another kind of creativity. You cannot ignore the creativity that computer technology can bring. But you need to be able to… — Tadao Ando Copy Share Image
No matter how advanced society becomes, institutionally or technologically, a house in which nature can be sensed represents for me the ideal environment in which to live. From a functional viewpoint, the courtyard of the Rowhouse in Sumiyoshi forces the inhabitant to endure the occasional hardships. At the same time, however, the open courtyard is capable of becoming the house's… — Tadao Ando Copy Share
In Italy, there are so many significant architectural structures in history such as the Pantheon in Rome, or the Duomo. — Tadao Ando Copy Share Image
I think architecture becomes interesting when it has a double character, that is, when it is as simple as possible but, at the same… — Tadao Ando Copy Share Image
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… — Tadao Ando Copy Share Image
I hope that America as a whole, and especially its architects, will become more seriously involved in producing a new architectural culture that would… — Tadao Ando Copy Share Image
