I hope that America as a whole, and especially its architects, will become more seriously involved in producing … - Tadao Ando

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But rarely have I made choices that made me feel I was really compromising what I believe.

Tadao Ando

I hope that America as a whole, and especially its architects, will become more seriously involved in producing a new architectural culture that would bring the nation to the apex - where it has stood before - and lead the world.

America, Culture, Nation, Whole, World

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

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You cannot simply put something new into a place. You have to absorb what you see around you, what exists on the land, and then use that knowledge along with contemporary thinking to interpret what you see.

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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

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We borrow from nature the space upon which we build.

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My objective is to design a space that nobody else can come up with while using the material that anyone can use.

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Devolving APD to Scotland is merely tinkering with it. We have to get shot of this hated tax right across the country to ensure all of our airports are competing on level terms.

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