The speed of change makes you wonder what will become of architecture. Tadao Ando More Quotes by Tadao Ando More Quotes From Tadao Ando 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. Tadao Ando pastmovingthinking My hand is the extension of the thinking process - the creative process. Tadao Ando creativityartthinking There is a role and function for beauty in our time. Tadao Ando functionour-timeroles 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. Tadao Ando designarchitectureattachment 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. Tadao Ando designarchitecturemen 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 intellectualusepeople 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. Tadao Ando usespirittwo 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. Tadao Ando intelligentgoalthinking 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. Tadao Ando connectionsdegreesarchitecture I take the museum space also as sacred in a sense. Tadao Ando sacredspacemuseums In the West there has always been the attempt to try make the religious building, whether it's a Medieval or Renaissance church, an eternal object for the celebration of God. The material chosen, such as stone, brick, or concrete, is meant to eternally preserve what is inside. Tadao Ando churchreligioustrying All architecture has a public nature, I believe, so I would like to make a public space. Tadao Ando architecturespacebelieve Japanese architecture is traditionally based on wooden structures that need renovating on a regular basis. Tadao Ando structurearchitectureneeds I hope that America as a whole, and especially its architects, will become more seriously involved in producing a new architectural culture that would bring the nation to the apex - where it has stood before - and lead the world. Tadao Ando cultureamericaworld Spiritual space is lost in gaining convenience. I saw the need to create a mixture of Japanese spiritual culture and modern western architecture. Tadao Ando spacespiritualneeds But now, more and more, its society is concerned with economy and finance. Tadao Ando concernedfinanceeconomy When I draw something, the brain and the hands work together. Tadao Ando working-togetherbrainhands If there is only one culture all over the world, that's not a good thing. Tadao Ando good-thingscultureworld 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 detailsdesignlevels 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. Tadao Ando artisticliteratureneeds
