Quote by Tadao Ando
You cannot simply put something new into a place. You have to abso

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

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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. – Tadao Ando

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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

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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

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Knowledge of the sciences is so much smoke apart from the heavenly science of Christ. – John Calvin

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The degree of ones emotions varies inversely with ones knowledge of the facts. – Bertrand Russell

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