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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
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Tadao Ando
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: September 13
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Tadao Andō
Andō Tadao
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