“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
“But now, more and more, its society is concerned with economy and finance.”
FinanceAll Quotes by Tadao Ando
“There is a role and function for beauty in our time.”
Beauty“At the same time, I would add that the American people have a lot of courage.”
Courage“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“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.”
Architecture“You can't really say what is beautiful about a place, but the image of the place will remain vividly with you.”
Beauty“Spiritual space is lost in gaining convenience. I saw the need to create a mixture of Japanese spiritual culture and modern western architecture.”
Architecture“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“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.”
Technology“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.”
Architecture“But now, more and more, its society is concerned with economy and finance.”
Finance“My hand is the extension of the thinking process - the creative process.”
Art“Japanese architecture is traditionally based on wooden structures that need renovating on a regular basis.”
Architecture“I don't look so closely at women's fashion, but from the 20th century on, people have had the freedom to express themselves and their individualities, and fashion is one of the most fundamental ways in which they do this, men and women are equally able to express themselves.”
Freedom“The speed of change makes you wonder what will become of architecture.”
Architecture“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.”
Future“People tend not to use this word beauty because it's not intellectual - but there has to be an overlap between beauty and intellect.”
Beauty“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.”
Design“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.”
Architecture“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.”
Design