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I think architecture becomes interesting when it has a double character, that is, when it is as simple as possible but, at the same time as complex as possible

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Tadao Ando
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: September 13
Architect
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When I draw something, the brain and the hands work together.
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My objective is to design a space that nobody else can come up with while using the material that anyone can use.
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I think of the past and the future as well as the present to determine where I am, and I move on while thinking of these things.
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Japanese traditional architecture is created based on these conditions. This is the reason you have a very high degree of connection between the outside and inside in architecture.
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The speed of change makes you wonder what will become of architecture.
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Italy is full of historical buildings. And Europe holds a great history of philosophy from Greece until today. I read all those books and see these buildings, and I think of where I stand when I design my architecture.
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My hand is the extension of the thinking process - the creative process.
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In the West there has always been the attempt to try make the religious building, whether it's a Medieval or Renaissance church, an eternal object for the celebration of God. The material chosen, such as stone, brick, or concrete, is meant to eternally preserve what is inside.
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At the same time, I would add that the American people have a lot of courage.
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Working in Tokyo has convinced me that, contrary to what people think, it is actually one of the world's most beautiful cities.
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