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 1 Share Now -
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 2 Share Now -
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. - Tadao Ando 3 Share Now -
At the same time, I would add that the American people have a lot of courage. - Tadao Ando 4 Share Now -
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 5 Share Now -
I believe that the way people live can be directed a little by architecture. - Tadao Ando 7 Share Now -
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 9 Share Now -
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 10 Share Now -
