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
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.
thinking suffering gone
I think that capitalism has just gone too far. And it is actually not limited to the United States. The excesses of capitalism is making us suffer all over the world right now.
intelligent thinking goal
I think everyone needs a goal. And what kind of goal will be important. And for that we have to study and we have to be intelligent.
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.
art creativity thinking
My hand is the extension of the thinking process - the creative process.
moving thinking past
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.
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.
thinking logical-reasoning architecture
In Architecture there is a part that is the result of Logical Reasoning and a part that is created through the Senses. There is always a point where they Clash. I don't think Architecture can be created without that Collision.
character thinking simple
I think architecture becomes interesting when it has a double character, that is, when it is as simple as possible but, at the same time as complex as possible
thinking land use
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.
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.
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.
people add
At the same time, I would add that the American people have a lot of courage.
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.