--- title: "4 Japanese Quotes By Tadao Ando" description: "4 Japanese quotes by Tadao Ando. Plus more from Tadao Ando and more Japanese sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/124/tadao-ando-12283_architecture_japanese-architecture-is-traditionally-b_355361.png" --- > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/124/tadao-ando-12283_architecture_japanese-architecture-is-traditionally-b_355361.png) > [In Japan, there is less a culture of preserving old buildings than in Europe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tadao-ando/in-japan-there-is-less-a-culture-of-preserving-old-buildings-than-in/) [Tadao Ando](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tadao-ando/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/795/tadao-ando-12283_building_in-japan-there-is-less-a-culture-of-pres_1736977.png) > [Since I am a Japanese man who's been building through the experience of Japanese architecture, my actual designs come from Japanese architectural…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tadao-ando/since-i-am-a-japanese-man-who-s-been-building-through-the-experience/) [Tadao Ando](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tadao-ando/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/652/tadao-ando-12283_architecture_since-i-am-a-japanese-man-who-s-been-bui_1969601.jpg) > [Japanese traditional architecture is created based on these conditions. This is the reason you have a very high degree of connection between…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tadao-ando/japanese-traditional-architecture-is-created-based-on-these/) [Tadao Ando](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tadao-ando/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/019/tadao-ando-12283_architecture_japanese-traditional-architecture-is-cre_2615020.png) ## Other authors on Japanese - [Charles River Editors 28 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/japanese/charles-river-editors/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-haruki-murakami-40784.jpg) Haruki Murakami 10 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/japanese/haruki-murakami/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-dave-barry-27009.jpg) Dave Barry 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/japanese/dave-barry/) - [Ryū Murakami 8 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/japanese/ryu-murakami/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b012/author-jack-adams-45345.jpg) Jack Adams 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/japanese/jack-adams/) - [Ryunosuke Akutagawa 7 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/japanese/ry-nosuke-akutagawa/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-paul-watson-74236.jpg) Paul Watson 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/japanese/paul-watson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-alexander-agassiz-10913.jpg) Hirokazu Kore-eda 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/japanese/hirokazu-kore-eda/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b009/author-franklin-d-roosevelt-35911.jpg) Franklin D. Roosevelt 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/japanese/franklin-d-roosevelt/) - [Sadami Yamada 6 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/japanese/sadami-yamada/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-takashi-murakami-88689.jpg) Takashi Murakami 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/japanese/takashi-murakami/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-anandamayi-ma-12610.jpg) Stephen Hunter 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/japanese/stephen-hunter/) ## 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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/japanese/tadao-ando/#itemlist", "name": "4 Japanese Quotes By Tadao Ando", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Japanese architecture is traditionally based on wooden structures that need renovating on a regular basis.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tadao Ando" }, "url": 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