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. – Tadao Ando

All those involved in the construction of an architectural design, from the architect to the builder, have an attachment to the architecture, although its difficult to quantify the attachment. – Tadao Ando

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