Without this spirit, Modernist architecture cannot fully exist. Since there is often a mismatch between the logic and the spirit of Modernism, I use architecture to reconcile the two.
Tadao AndoIf I can create some space that people haven't experienced before and if it stays with them or gives them a dream for the future, that's the kind of structure I seek to create.
Tadao AndoI would like my architecture to inspire people to use their own resources, to move into the future.
Tadao AndoI like ruins because what remains is not the total design, but the clarity of thought, the naked structure, the spirit of the thing.
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