#si

My hand is the extension of the thinking process - the creative process. ↗

— Tadao Ando

#creative #creative process #extension #hand #process

The level of detail and craft is something that's inscribed within the original design concept. And so when I begin to draw, I know what kind of detailing I want the building to have. ↗

— Tadao Ando

#building #concept #craft #design #detail

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

— Tadao Ando

#history #italy #many #rome #significant

Similarly, anyone who wishes to understand the mind of the sacred writers must first cleanse his own life, and approach the saints by copying their deeds. ↗

— Athanasius

#approach #cleanse #copying #deeds #first

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

— Tadao Ando

#based #basis #japanese #japanese architecture #need

It can't be stressed enough that in order to produce great graphics, you have to have a good product and a good client capable of making decisions. ↗

— Primo Angeli

#client #decisions #enough #good #graphics

Look at London or Paris: they're both filthy. You don't get that in Tokyo. The proud residents look after their city. ↗

— Tadao Ando

#both #city #filthy #get #london

But it's true, when you see some television, you carry it with you. It's like 90210. Tell me what young shows were being done then... We were thrilled about the ratings around the world. ↗

— Aaron Spelling

#around #being #being done #carry #done

I'm quite bullish. We're coming up on year 15 of a flat stock market. Historically that's a pretty good sign. So I'm not a hedge-fund manager but if I was I think I'd be feeling pretty good. ↗

— Marc Andreessen

#coming #feeling #flat #good #good sign

It's much harder these days as a start-up to do physical devices. ↗

— Marc Andreessen

#devices #harder #much #physical #start-up