"Since I am a Japanese man who's been……" — Tadao Ando
"Since I am a Japanese man who's been building through the experience of Japanese architecture, my actual designs come from Japanese architectural concepts, although they're based on Western methods and materials."
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45 Quotes by Tadao Ando
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I believe that the way people live can be directed a little by architecture.
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My hand is the extension of the thinking process - the creative process.
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I think of the past and the future as well as the present to determine where I am, and I…
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When you look at Japanese traditional architecture, you have to look at Japanese culture and its relationship with nature. You…
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If I can create some space that people haven't experienced before and if it stays with them or gives them…
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When I draw something, the brain and the hands work together.
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In Italy, there are so many significant architectural structures in history such as the Pantheon in Rome, or the Duomo.
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In Japan, there is less a culture of preserving old buildings than in Europe.
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Japanese architecture is traditionally based on wooden structures that need renovating on a regular basis.
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Spiritual space is lost in gaining convenience. I saw the need to create a mixture of Japanese spiritual culture and…
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I don't look so closely at women's fashion, but from the 20th century on, people have had the freedom to…
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All those involved in the construction of an architectural design, from the architect to the builder, have an attachment to…
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