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
Japanese architecture is traditionally based on wooden structures that need renovating on a regular basis. – Tadao Ando
You cant really say what is beautiful about a place, but the image of the place will remain vividly with you. – Tadao Ando
The computer offers another kind of creativity. You cannot ignore the creativity that computer technology can bring. But you need to be able to move between those two different worlds. – Tadao Ando