Publisher's Synopsis
We tend to look at successful people and see only the glamorous side of them, forgetting the endless dedication and hard work behind them. In the eyes of outsiders, Tadao Ando is a strict disciplinarian who treats people with dignity. When he asked the studio interns to walk eight hours to their homes, he felt that "the quality of being young is really great in itself. When we complained that it was hard to find a job and the salary was too low, he calmly said, "Jobs are not something you wait for, they are something you create. While we think that "technology comes from human nature", he thinks that it is necessary to be "deliberately inconvenient" because "communicating with the other party in person will always find a way to overcome difficulties and make the work go more smoothly". This kind of special point of view often gives people the feeling of being hit in the head and coming to a sudden realization. In this book, Tadao Ando discusses his own life experiences and his work around the world from his childhood to the present day, as well as his passion and ideals for architecture, and his concern and responsibility for society and the natural environment. This book is full of great words of wisdom for young people who want to be architects a hundred years from now!
