70 Quotes by Tadao Andō

We borrow from nature the space upon which we build.

I don't believe architecture has to speak too much. It should remain silent and let nature in the guise of sunlight and wind

I don’t believe architecture has to speak too much. It should remain silent and let nature in the guise of sunlight and wind.

You can’t really say what is beautiful about a place, but the image of the place will remain vividly with you.

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.

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.

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

It wasn’t that I had any great dream of being an architect. I just wanted to make things. Whether it was furniture, painting, interior design, or architecture. I just wanted to create something.

If there is only one culture all over the world, that’s not a good thing.