The speed of change makes you wonder what will become of architecture.

Quote by Tadao Ando

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I would like my architecture to inspire people to use their own resources, to move...

I would like my architecture to inspire people to use their own resources, to move...

Without this spirit, Modernist architecture cannot fully exist. Since there is often a mismatch between...

Without this spirit, Modernist architecture cannot fully exist. Since there is often a mismatch between...

I don't look so closely at women's fashion, but from the 20th century on, people...

I don't look so closely at women's fashion, but from the 20th century on, people...

When I draw something, the brain and the hands work together.

When I draw something, the brain and the hands work together.

You cannot simply put something new into a place. You have to absorb what you...

You cannot simply put something new into a place. You have to absorb what you...

But now, more and more, its society is concerned with economy and finance.

But now, more and more, its society is concerned with economy and finance.

But in Japan, there's nothing like that, since the temple is made of wood. The...

But in Japan, there's nothing like that, since the temple is made of wood. The...

When I design buildings, I think of the overall composition, much as the parts of...

When I design buildings, I think of the overall composition, much as the parts of...

My hand is the extension of the thinking process - the creative process.

My hand is the extension of the thinking process - the creative process.

Japanese traditional architecture is created based on these conditions. This is the reason you have...

Japanese traditional architecture is created based on these conditions. This is the reason you have...

You can't really say what is beautiful about a place, but the image of the...

You can't really say what is beautiful about a place, but the image of the...

I believe that the way people live can be directed a little by architecture.

I believe that the way people live can be directed a little by architecture.

I hope that America as a whole, and especially its architects, will become more seriously...

I hope that America as a whole, and especially its architects, will become more seriously...

The computer offers another kind of creativity. You cannot ignore the creativity that computer technology...

The computer offers another kind of creativity. You cannot ignore the creativity that computer technology...

There is a role and function for beauty in our time.

There is a role and function for beauty in our time.

When you look at Japanese traditional architecture, you have to look at Japanese culture and...

When you look at Japanese traditional architecture, you have to look at Japanese culture and...

I hope America can also be the cultural leader of the world, and use this...

I hope America can also be the cultural leader of the world, and use this...

You always want to try to make something new, and, of course, America is the...

You always want to try to make something new, and, of course, America is the...

The level of detail and craft is something that's inscribed within the original design concept....

The level of detail and craft is something that's inscribed within the original design concept....

People tend not to use this word beauty because it's not intellectual - but there...

People tend not to use this word beauty because it's not intellectual - but there...