Tadao Ando
Tadao Ando
Tadao Andois a Japanese self-taught architect whose approach to architecture and landscape was categorized by architectural historian Francesco Dal Co as "critical regionalism"...
NationalityJapanese
ProfessionArchitect
Date of Birth13 September 1941
CountryJapan
culture world good-things
If there is only one culture all over the world, that's not a good thing.
finance economy concerned
But now, more and more, its society is concerned with economy and finance.
fashion men people
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.
america culture world
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.
space museums sacred
I take the museum space also as sacred in a sense.
needs literature artistic
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.
religious church trying
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.
japan europe old-buildings
In Japan, there is less a culture of preserving old buildings than in Europe.
believe space architecture
All architecture has a public nature, I believe, so I would like to make a public space.
architecture wonder speed
The speed of change makes you wonder what will become of architecture.
rome significant pantheon
In Italy, there are so many significant architectural structures in history such as the Pantheon in Rome, or the Duomo.
beautiful thinking cities
Working in Tokyo has convinced me that, contrary to what people think, it is actually one of the world's most beautiful cities.
moving people inspire
I would like my architecture to inspire people to use their own resources, to move into the future.
degrees connections architecture
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.