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Tadao Ando Quotes

In the West there has always been the attempt to try make the religious building, whether it's a Medieval or Renaissance church, an eternal object for the celebration of God. The material chosen, such as stone, brick, or concrete, is meant to eternally preserve what is inside. - Tadao Ando

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In Italy, there are so many significant architectural structures in history such as the Pantheon in Rome, or the Duomo. - Tadao Ando

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. - Tadao Ando

But in Japan, there's nothing like that, since the temple is made of wood. The divine spirit inside the building is eternal, so the enclosure doesn't have to be. - Tadao Ando

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