Cities Quote 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.

— 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…

— 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.

— 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…

— Tadao Ando

Japanese architecture is traditionally based on wooden structures that need renovating on a regular basis.

— 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…

— 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…

— Tadao Ando

In Italy, there are so many significant architectural structures in history such as the Pantheon in Rome, or the Duomo.

— 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…

— Tadao Ando

The speed of change makes you wonder what will become of architecture.

— 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…

— 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…

— Tadao Ando