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Japanese architecture is traditionally based on wooden structures

Japanese architecture is traditionally based on wooden structures that need renovating on a regular basis. – 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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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

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My hand is the extension of the thinking process – the creative process. – Tadao Ando

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I went to school for engineering, I studied jazz. So I always had this kind of creative side and technical side, and I thought architecture might be the way to combine them, so I went to architecture school in New York. – Joseph Kosinski

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When it comes to getting things done, we need fewer architects and more bricklayers. – Colleen C. Barrett

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My buildings dont speak in words but by means of their own spaciousness. – Thom Mayne

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When Im in London, Claridges is a great favourite. Im a big fan of art deco architecture and the rooms are extraordinary. – Roman Coppola

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