70 Quotes by Tadao Andō

The level of detail and craft is something that's inscribed within the original design concept. And so when I begin to draw, I know what kind of detailing I want the building to have.

You always want to try to make something new, and, of course, America is the world leader in economics today.

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.

The computer offers another kind of creativity. You cannot ignore the creativity that computer technology can bring. But you need to be able to move between those two different worlds.

I am interested in things happening around me, and I need to understand what's going on in other artistic sectors like music and literature.

I don't look so closely at women's fashion, but from the 20th century on, people have had the freedom to express themselves and their individualities, and fashion is one of the most fundamental ways in which they do this, men and women are equally able to express themselves.

In Japan, there is less a culture of preserving old buildings than in Europe.

People tend not to use this word beauty because it's not intellectual - but there has to be an overlap between beauty and intellect.

I hope America can also be the cultural leader of the world, and use this frontier spirit to lead and show others that we need courage to go places where we have not gone before.