"Japanese architecture is traditionally based on wooden structures that need renovating on a regular basis."
― Tadao Ando
Topic(s):
Architecture
More From Tadao Ando
- "My hand is the extension of the thinking process – the creative process."
- "When you look at Japanese traditional architecture, you have to look at Japanese culture and its relationship with nature. You can actually live in a harmonious, close contact with nature – this very unique to Japan."
- "The speed of change makes you wonder what will become of architecture."
More In Architecture
- "I would have liked maybe to be in architecture or painting, something connected to the fine arts."― Catherine Deneuve
- "I don’t build in order to have clients. I have clients in order to build."― Ayn Rand
- "The intellectual force of the West is still dominant, but other cultures are getting stronger. I expect that we will develop a new way of thinking in architecture and urban planning, and that less will be based on our models."― Rem Koolhaas