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.
We borrow from nature the space upon which we build. - Tadao Ando
We borrow from nature the space upon which we build.
- Tadao Ando
My objective is to design a space that nobody else can come up with while using the material that anyone can use. - Tadao Ando
My objective is to design a space that nobody else can come up with while using the material that anyone can use.
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 … - Tadao Ando
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 …
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 al… - Tadao Ando
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 al…
You can't really say what is beautiful about a place, but the image of the place will remain vividly with you. - Tadao Ando
You can't really say what is beautiful about a place, but the image of the place will remain vividly with you.
I believe that the way people live can be directed a little by architecture. - Tadao Ando
I believe that the way people live can be directed a little by architecture.
In all my works, light is an important controlling factor. - Tadao Ando
In all my works, light is an important controlling factor.
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 a… - Tadao Ando
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 a…
If you give people nothingness, they can ponder what can be achieved from that nothingness. - Tadao Ando
If you give people nothingness, they can ponder what can be achieved from that nothingness.
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