Tadao Ando Thinking Quotations

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

When I design buildings, I think of the overall composition, much as the parts of a body would fit together. On top of that, I think about how people will approach the building and experience that space.

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.

You cannot simply put something new into a place. You have to absorb what you see around you, what exists on the land, and then use that knowledge along with contemporary thinking to interpret what you see.

Working in Tokyo has convinced me that, contrary to what people think, it is actually one of the world's most beautiful cities.

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.

I think that capitalism has just gone too far. And it is actually not limited to the United States. The excesses of capitalism is making us suffer all over the world right now.

I think everyone needs a goal. And what kind of goal will be important. And for that we have to study and we have to be intelligent.

In Architecture there is a part that is the result of Logical Reasoning and a part that is created through the Senses. There is always a point where they Clash. I don't think Architecture can be created without that Collision.

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