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Tadao Ando Quotes

Japanese - Architect | September 13, 1941 -

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.

Nature Live Relationship Culture You

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.

History Architecture Space People

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

City Proud You Look Paris London

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

Future Architecture People Inspire

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

Change Architecture Speed You Wonder

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

Live Architecture People Believe Way

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

People You Give Ponder Nothingness

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.

Knowledge Thinking You Place New

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

Beautiful People Me World Think

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.

Architecture Construction Design

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.

Future Space People Dream Create

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.

Experience Together Space People Top

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