In search of unprecedented, ordinary architecture
The Japanese word for ‘tour’, or ‘observation’ literally means to look and learn.
Tomoaki Uno • In search of unprecedented, ordinary architecture
If you are not always serious about your work, the god of creation will not choose you.
Tomoaki Uno • In search of unprecedented, ordinary architecture
Tadao Ando's architecture was particularly devastating to me on many occasions. When I saw buildings that used the original steel sashes, in the heyday of aluminium sashes, I felt an overwhelming sense of defeat. More than once, I felt like an insect in the presence of Ando's overwhelming architecture. But after a while, I found myself standing in
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We have come to live a homogeneous life without change. However, we are inherently undefined, nonuniform and diverse. We find richness and hope in continuous change. This is because humans are part of nature.
Tomoaki Uno • In search of unprecedented, ordinary architecture
In the kitchen of the main house, in the middle of an earthen floor, there was a big square table where everyone could sit down at the same time with a large iron plate for barbecuing embedded in the centre. There we all cooked dinner together and had a good time eating.
Tomoaki Uno • In search of unprecedented, ordinary architecture
When I outsource architectural photography or website design, I am unsure whom or what audience I should aim for. I've never worked with a specific style or with one particular demographic in mind. Inspired by the client and the location, I have only made what I felt like making at that moment. It is a career that follows fate without any ambition
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Architects are showcasing architecture as if it were an attraction. At the forefront of architecture, there is a demand for productive amusement facilities. They apply a cosmetic finish to their buildings with a fanciful concept.
Tomoaki Uno • In search of unprecedented, ordinary architecture
The author clearly notes down tbe current problems of the industry clearl.
It is undeniable that many of the steel-framed skyscrapers actually being built today are variants of Mies' architecture. No architecture is entirely unrelated to the five principles of modern architecture advocated by Le Corbusier.
Tomoaki Uno • In search of unprecedented, ordinary architecture
If you are an architect, there is no point in touring without learning. So what does it mean to learn? It is not a matter of gaining or accumulating knowledge by looking. To see and be moved is learning. To have the heart broken is also learning. So when we look at architecture we cannot compete with, our heart hurts. It is better to break down as
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