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Tadao Ando Quotes: "I think architecture becomes interesting when it has a double character, that is, when it is as simple as possible but, at the same time as complex as possible"

I think architecture becomes interesting when it has a double character, that is, when it is as simple as possible but, at the same time as complex as possible



Tadao Ando Quotes: "We borrow from nature the space upon which we build."

We borrow from nature the space upon which we build.




Tadao Ando Quotes: "If I can create some space that people haven't experienced before and if it stays with them or gives them a dream for the future, that's the kind of structure I seek to create."

If I can create some space that people haven't experienced before and if it stays with them or gives them a dream for the future, that's the kind of structure I seek to create.



Tadao Ando Quotes: "My objective is to design a space that nobody else can come up with while using the material that anyone can use."

My objective is to design a space that nobody else can come up with while using the material that anyone can use.




Tadao Ando Quotes: "In all my works, light is an important controlling factor."

In all my works, light is an important controlling factor.



Tadao Ando Quotes: "If you give people nothingness, they can ponder what can be achieved from that nothingness."

If you give people nothingness, they can ponder what can be achieved from that nothingness.



Tadao Ando Quotes: "It wasn't that I had any great dream of being an architect. I just wanted to make things. Whether it was furniture, painting, interior design, or architecture. I just wanted to create something."

It wasn't that I had any great dream of being an architect. I just wanted to make things. Whether it was furniture, painting, interior design, or architecture. I just wanted to create something.




Tadao Ando Quotes: "You can't really say what is beautiful about a place, but the image of the place will remain vividly with you."

You can't really say what is beautiful about a place, but the image of the place will remain vividly with you.



Tadao Ando Quotes: "As long as you have an objective in your mind you are young."

As long as you have an objective in your mind you are young.



Tadao Ando Quotes: "I believe that the way people live can be directed a little by architecture."

I believe that the way people live can be directed a little by architecture.



Tadao Ando 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."

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 Quotes: "All those involved in the construction of an architectural design, from the architect to the builder, have an attachment to the architecture, although it's difficult to quantify the attachment."

All those involved in the construction of an architectural design, from the architect to the builder, have an attachment to the architecture, although it's difficult to quantify the attachment.




Tadao Ando Quotes: "My hand is the extension of the thinking process - the creative process."

My hand is the extension of the thinking process - the creative process.



Tadao Ando Quotes: "I think of the past and the future as well as the present to determine where I am, and I move on while thinking of these things."

I think of the past and the future as well as the present to determine where I am, and I move on while thinking of these things.



Tadao Ando 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."

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 Quotes: "There is a role and function for beauty in our time."

There is a role and function for beauty in our time.



Tadao Ando Quotes: "Working in Tokyo has convinced me that, contrary to what people think, it is actually one of the world's most beautiful cities."

Working in Tokyo has convinced me that, contrary to what people think, it is actually one of the world's most beautiful cities.



Tadao Ando Quotes: "I take the museum space also as sacred in a sense."

I take the museum space also as sacred in a sense.



Tadao Ando Quotes: "When I draw something, the brain and the hands work together."

When I draw something, the brain and the hands work together.



Tadao Ando Quotes: "All architecture has a public nature, I believe, so I would like to make a public space."

All architecture has a public nature, I believe, so I would like to make a public space.



Tadao Ando 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."

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 Quotes: "I would like my architecture to inspire people to use their own resources, to move into the future."

I would like my architecture to inspire people to use their own resources, to move into the future.



Tadao Ando Quotes: "Japanese architecture is traditionally based on wooden structures that need renovating on a regular basis."

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



Tadao Ando Quotes: "I think everyone needs a goal. And what kind of goal will be important. And for that we have to study and we have to be intelligent."

I think everyone needs a goal. And what kind of goal will be important. And for that we have to study and we have to be intelligent.



Tadao Ando Quotes: "The speed of change makes you wonder what will become of architecture."

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



Tadao Ando Quotes: "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."

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.



Tadao Ando Quotes: "If there is only one culture all over the world, that's not a good thing."

If there is only one culture all over the world, that's not a good thing.



Tadao Ando 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."

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 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."

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 Quotes: "But now, more and more, its society is concerned with economy and finance."

But now, more and more, its society is concerned with economy and finance.



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

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



Tadao Ando Quotes: "Spiritual space is lost in gaining convenience. I saw the need to create a mixture of Japanese spiritual culture and modern western architecture."

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 Quotes: "The computer offers another kind of creativity. You cannot ignore the creativity that computer technology can bring. But you need to be able to move between those two different worlds."

The computer offers another kind of creativity. You cannot ignore the creativity that computer technology can bring. But you need to be able to move between those two different worlds.



Tadao Ando Quotes: "In Japan, there is less a culture of preserving old buildings than in Europe."

In Japan, there is less a culture of preserving old buildings than in Europe.



Tadao Ando Quotes: "Look at London or Paris: they're both filthy. You don't get that in Tokyo. The proud residents look after their city."

Look at London or Paris: they're both filthy. You don't get that in Tokyo. The proud residents look after their city.



Tadao Ando Quotes: "At the same time, I would add that the American people have a lot of courage."

At the same time, I would add that the American people have a lot of courage.



Tadao Ando Quotes: "I think that capitalism has just gone too far. And it is actually not limited to the United States. The excesses of capitalism is making us suffer all over the world right now."

I think that capitalism has just gone too far. And it is actually not limited to the United States. The excesses of capitalism is making us suffer all over the world right now.



Tadao Ando Quotes: "You always want to try to make something new, and, of course, America is the world leader in economics today."

You always want to try to make something new, and, of course, America is the world leader in economics today.



Tadao Ando Quotes: "I believe that architecture is fundamentally a public space where people can gather and communicate, think about the history, think about the lives of human beings, or the world."

I believe that architecture is fundamentally a public space where people can gather and communicate, think about the history, think about the lives of human beings, or the world.