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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.

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Tadao Ando
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: September 13
Architect
Boxer
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University Teacher
Tadao Andō
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