Japanese architecture is traditionally based on wooden structures that need renovating on a regular basis. Tadao Ando architecturebasebasis Change image and share on social
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 architecturebookbuilding share on social
If there is only one culture all over the world, that's not a good thing. Tadao Ando culturegoodthing Change image and share on social
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 architecturebasecondition Change image and share on social
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 beautyintellectintellectual Change image and share on social
I hope that America as a whole, and especially its architects, will become more seriously involved in producing a new architectural culture that would bring the nation to the apex - where it has stood before - and lead the world. Tadao Ando americaapexarchitect share on social
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 architectureconveniencecreate Change image and share on social
In Italy, there are so many significant architectural structures in history such as the Pantheon in Rome, or the Duomo. Tadao Ando architecturalduomohistory Change image and share on social
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 actualarchitecturalarchitecture share on social
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 americacouragecultural Change image and share on social
