Quote by Tadao Ando
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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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

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Hope
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I would like my architecture to inspire people to use their own resources, to move into the future. – Tadao Ando

Category:
architecture
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When I design buildings, I think of the overall composition, much as the parts of a body would fit together. On top of that, I think about how people will approach the building and experience that space. – Tadao Ando

Category:
design
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Other Quotes from
architecture
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The loftier the building, the deeper must the foundation be laid. – Thomas a Kempis

Category:
architecture

Talking about music is like dancing about architecture. – Steve Martin

Category:
architecture

To me, a building – if its beautiful – is the love of one man, hes made it out of his love for space, materials, things like that. – Martha Graham

Category:
architecture

A house is a machine for living in. – Le Corbusier

Category:
architecture

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Art

The liberals think government exists to fix whats wrong with America. They find fault with our Constitution, our economic model and our core values. We disagree with the premise of their argument. We believe theres nothing wrong with America that an extra dose of freedom wont cure. – Rick Perry

Category:
Freedom

Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things that escape those who dream only at night. – Edgar Allan Poe

Category:
Imagination

For in the true nature of things, if we rightly consider, every green tree is far more glorious than if it were made of gold and silver. – Martin Luther

Category:
Arbor Day