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Tadao Ando

When I design buildings, I think of the overall composition, much as the parts of a body would fit together. On top of that, I think about how people will approach the building and experience that space.

Tadao Ando

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Tadao Ando compares designing a building to assembling a body, where each element must connect and work together as a whole. He also considers the way people will move toward and interact with the building, focusing on their experience of the space.

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