Tadao Ando Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

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

“But in Japan, there's nothing like that, since the temple is made of wood. The divine spirit inside the building is eternal, so the enclosure doesn't have to be.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“People tend not to use this word beauty because it's not intellectual - but there has to be an overlap between beauty and intellect.”

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

“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.”

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