“Japanese architecture is traditionally based on wooden structures that...” — Tadao Ando Quote

Japanese architecture is traditionally based on wooden structures that need renovating on a regular basis.

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

Working in Tokyo has convinced me that, contrary to what people think, it is actually one of the world's most beautiful cities.

I would like my architecture to inspire people to use their own resources, to move into the future.

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.

The architecture scene in China is the most open and free climate compared to many other places. You can find many opportunities.

When people are deprived of a sense, their other senses get heightened. If you're culturally devoid of something - of weather, of artistry, of interesting architecture, all the way down the line to culture itself - you're either forced to give in and get that car dealership, or you manufacture those things for yourself.

The thing I love about Rome is that is has so many layers. In it, you can follow anything that interests you: town planning, architecture, churches or culture. It's a city rich in antiquity and early Christian treasures, and just endlessly fascinating. There's nowhere else like it.

As architects we are often involved in the concrete-steel-and-glass aspect of it, but cities are social structures, and to be involved in imagining the future of cities and the type of relationships and the types of places that we're making is something that intrigues me very much.