Designs of purely arbitrary nature cannot be expected to last long. – Kenzo Tange
There is a powerful need for symbolism, and that means the architecture must have something that appeals to the human heart. There is a powerful need for symbolism, and that means the architecture must have something that appeals to the human heart. – Kenzo Tange
Technological considerations are of great importance to architecture and cities in the informational society. – Kenzo Tange
I feel however, that we architects have a special duty and mission… (to contribute) to the socio-cultural development of architecture and urban planning. – Kenzo Tange
The chief misery of the decline of the faculties, and a main cause of the irritability that often goes with it, is evidently the isolation, the lack of customary appreciation and influence, which only the rarest tact and thoughtfulness on the part of others can alleviate. – Charles Horton Cooley