Tadao Ando
Japanese · 1941–
Self-taught architect whose meditative concrete spaces, defined by light, water, and geometric precision, earned him the Pritzker Prize in 1995.
Wikipedia ↗“In all my works, light is an important controlling factor.”
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“I believe that the way people live can be directed a little by architecture.”
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“To make architecture is to make a frame for human action and perception.”
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“You cannot simply put something new into a place. You have to absorb what you see around you.”
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