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This week’s teal quote is by the Japanese self-taught architect Tadao Ando. You can read about Ando easily enough on Wikipedia or other online sources, but much is revealed about him through this quote. His quote speaks of the pure intent of design, the hand acting as the extension of the mind and soul to participate in the creative process. This is the poetry of architecture.
Creatives, regardless of the fields they work in have seen their hands as the basic tool of their work. Alfred Stieglitz photographs of the artist Georgia O’keeffe’s hands captured this belief in another medium. After the architect’s mind envisions a space, their hands are the tools that further shape a building or project in a simple sketch of the design prior to extensive drafting.
The ability to capture the poetry of space is what enables the creation of architecture. Ando’s emphasis on nothingness and empty space to represent the beauty of simplicity has been described as the “haiku effect.” It is a noble goal which architects aspire to and apply at different levels based on project requirements. Stuart Miller’s application of the “haiku effect” can be found in his design of the New Reinland Mennonite Church in Wheatley, Ontario.
MMA Architect Inc. and Windsor Ontario Architect, Stuart Miller, enjoy working with Windsor-Essex, Chatham-Kent and Ontario businesses and homeowners to create efficiencies that promote business growth and improve lifestyles. MMA Architect Inc. looks forward to serving clients with a variety of quality services.
MMA Architect Inc., licensed professional architect, Windsor, Ontario, aka YQG encourages you to reflect on how you use your hands as tools for creativity., MMAarchBlog ©MMA Architect Inc., November 27, 2017, Blog 4