“People tend not to use this word beauty because it's not intellectual - but there has to be an overlap between beauty and intellect.”
Tadao Ando“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.”
Tadao Ando“My hand is the extension of the thinking process - the creative process.”
Tadao Ando“People tend not to use this word beauty because it's not intellectual - but there has to be an overlap between beauty and intellect.”
Tadao Ando“You can't really say what is beautiful about a place, but the image of the place will remain vividly with you.”
Tadao Ando“There is a role and function for beauty in our time.”
Tadao Ando“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.”
Tadao Ando“At the same time, I would add that the American people have a lot of courage.”
Tadao Ando“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.”
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 along with contemporary thinking to interpret what you see.”
Tadao Ando“Japanese architecture is traditionally based on wooden structures that need renovating on a regular basis.”
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