Embracing that state of impermanence is at the core of the Japanese philosophy of Wabi-Sabi, which teaches us to accept the world as imperfect, unfinished, and transient, and then go deeper in embodying that reality.

Wabi sabi is the art of honoring the beauty in imperfection. It’s not about creating intentional imperfections. It’s about accepting that flaws are inevitable—and recognizing that they don’t stop something from becoming sublime. That’s been a dominant theme in Tadao Ando’s architecture and his life. He’s an imperfectionist: he’s selective about wha

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