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
architecture believe history human lives people public
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.
people add
At the same time, I would add that the American people have a lot of courage.
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.
moving people inspire
I would like my architecture to inspire people to use their own resources, to move into the future.
believe people littles
I believe that the way people live can be directed a little by architecture.
people intellectual use
People tend not to use this word beauty because it's not intellectual - but there has to be an overlap between beauty and intellect.
people giving pondering
If you give people nothingness, they can ponder what can be achieved from that nothingness.
thinking space people
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.
divine since spirit temple
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.
philosophy book thinking
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.
courage america leader
I hope America can also be the cultural leader of the world, and use this frontier spirit to lead and show others that we need courage to go places where we have not gone before.
moving creativity technology
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.
design levels crafts
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.
america leader trying
You always want to try to make something new, and, of course, America is the world leader in economics today.