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
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.
japan europe old-buildings
In Japan, there is less a culture of preserving old buildings than in Europe.
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.
needs architecture structure
Japanese architecture is traditionally based on wooden structures that need renovating on a regular basis.
unique japan culture
When you look at Japanese traditional architecture, you have to look at Japanese culture and its relationship with nature. You can actually live in a harmonious, close contact with nature - this very unique to Japan.
hands brain working-together
When I draw something, the brain and the hands work together.
men design architecture
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.
beauty beautiful beauty-is-skin-deep
You can't really say what is beautiful about a place, but the image of the place will remain vividly with you.
roles function our-time
There is a role and function for beauty in our time.
attachment design architecture
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.