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
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.
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.
space museums sacred
I take the museum space also as sacred in a sense.
finance economy concerned
But now, more and more, its society is concerned with economy and finance.
culture world good-things
If there is only one culture all over the world, that's not a good thing.
two use logic
Without this spirit, Modernist architecture cannot fully exist. Since there is often a mismatch between the logic and the spirit of Modernism, I use architecture to reconcile the two.
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.
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.
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.
spiritual space culture
Spiritual space is lost in gaining convenience. I saw the need to create a mixture of Japanese spiritual culture and modern western architecture.
people add
At the same time, I would add that the American people have a lot of courage.
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.