Tadao Ando quotes

Tadao Ando is a renowned Japanese architect celebrated for his minimalist concrete buildings and sensitive use of natural light. His innovative designs seamlessly blend architecture with nature, creating tranquil and contemplative spaces. He has received numerous prestigious awards, including the Pritzker Architecture Prize. Here are 49 of his quotes:

When you look at Japanese traditional architecture, you have to look at Japanese culture and its relationship with nature. You can actually live in a harmonious, close contact with nature - this very unique to Japan. (Tadao Ando)
When I draw something, the brain and the hands work together. View quote
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My hand is the extension of the thinking process - the creative process. View quote
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If you give people nothingness, they can ponder what can be achieved from that nothingness. View quote
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You can't really say what is beautiful about a place, but the image of the place will remain vividly with you. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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People tend not to use this word beauty because it's not intellectual - but there has to be an overlap between beauty and intellect. View quote
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I believe that the way people live can be directed a little by architecture. View quote
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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. View quote
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I would like my architecture to inspire people to use their own resources, to move into the future. (Tadao Ando)
The speed of change makes you wonder what will become of architecture. View quote
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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. View quote
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You always want to try to make something new, and, of course, America is the world leader in economics today. View quote
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At the same time, I would add that the American people have a lot of courage. View quote
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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. View quote
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In the West there has always been the attempt to try make the religious building, whether it's a Medieval or Renaissance church, an eternal object for the celebration of God. The material chosen, such as stone, brick, or concrete, is meant to eternally preserve what is inside. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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There is a role and function for beauty in our time. View quote
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You cannot simply put something new into a place. You have to absorb what you see around you, what exists on the land, and then use that knowledge along with contemporary thinking to interpret what you see. (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. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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All architecture has a public nature, I believe, so I would like to make a public space. View quote
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Tadao Ando - Image
Photo: Christopher Schriner from Köln, Deutschland, CC BY-SA 2.0
Occupation: Japanese Architect
Born: September 13, 1941
Quotes count: 49

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