Kenzo Tange

Architect

1913-09-04

Quotes by Kenzo Tange

• There is a powerful need for symbolism, and that means the architecture must have something that appeals to the human heart. There is a powerful need for symbolism, and that means the architecture must have something that appeals to the human heart.

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• Tradition can, to be sure, participate in a creation, but it can no longer be creative itself.

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• I feel however, that we architects have a special duty and mission... (to contribute) to the socio-cultural development of architecture and urban planning.

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