Concrete Boots

2004-11-12T00:00:00

Pearls of wisdomWelcome to the world of Japanese philosophy according to Tadao Ando. Under the philosophy, pearls are inward-looking and introverted while diamonds are extrovert, outward-looking and full of energy. Talking to BD, Ando likened his tempered and considered architecture to a pearl. “There are small, brilliant things and large, ...

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