Tadao Ando – “At the same time, I would add that the American people have a lot …”
Tadao Ando best Courage Quotes – “At the same time, I would add that the American people have a lot of courage.”
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Tadao Ando – “The level of detail and craft is something that’s inscribed within…”
Tadao Ando best Design Quotes – “The level of detail and craft is something that’s inscribed within the original design concept. And so when I begin to draw, I know what kind of detailing I want the building to have.”
Tadao Ando – “When I design buildings, I think of the overall composition, much …”
Tadao Ando best Design Quotes – “When I design buildings, I think of the overall composition, much as the parts of a body would fit together. On top of that, I think about how people will approach the building and experience that space.”
Tadao Ando – “I hope America can also be the cultural leader of the world, and u…”
Tadao Ando best Courage Quotes – “I hope America can also be the cultural leader of the world, and use this frontier spirit to lead and show others that we need courage to go places where we have not gone before.”
Tadao Ando – “You can’t really say what is beautiful about a place, but the imag…”
Tadao Ando best Beauty Quotes – “You can’t really say what is beautiful about a place, but the image of the place will remain vividly with you.”
Tadao Ando – “There is a role and function for beauty in our time.…”
Tadao Ando best Beauty Quotes – “There is a role and function for beauty in our time.”
Tadao Ando – “People tend not to use this word beauty because it’s not intellect…”
Tadao Ando best Beauty Quotes – “People tend not to use this word beauty because it’s not intellectual – but there has to be an overlap between beauty and intellect.”
Tadao Ando – “My hand is the extension of the thinking process – the creative pr…”
Tadao Ando best Art Quotes – “My hand is the extension of the thinking process – the creative process.”
Tadao Ando – “Spiritual space is lost in gaining convenience. I saw the need to …”
Tadao Ando best Architecture Quotes – “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 – “Italy is full of historical buildings. And Europe holds a great hi…”
Tadao Ando best Architecture Quotes – “Italy is full of historical buildings. And Europe holds a great history of philosophy from Greece until today. I read all those books and see these buildings, and I think of where I stand when I design my architecture.”
Tadao Ando – “I would like my architecture to inspire people to use their own re…”
Tadao Ando best Architecture Quotes – “I would like my architecture to inspire people to use their own resources, to move into the future.”
Tadao Ando – “Japanese traditional architecture is created based on these condit…”
Tadao Ando best Architecture Quotes – “Japanese traditional architecture is created based on these conditions. This is the reason you have a very high degree of connection between the outside and inside in architecture.”
Tadao Ando – “Since I am a Japanese man who’s been building through the experien…”
Tadao Ando best Architecture Quotes – “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.”
Tadao Ando – “Without this spirit, Modernist architecture cannot fully exist. Si…”
Tadao Ando best Architecture Quotes – “Without this spirit, Modernist architecture cannot fully exist. Since there is often a mismatch between the logic and the spirit of Modernism, I use architecture to reconcile the two.”
Tadao Ando – “The speed of change makes you wonder what will become of architect…”
Tadao Ando best Architecture Quotes – “The speed of change makes you wonder what will become of architecture.”