Architect Tadao Ando says that he has been under considerable pressure since receiving the contract to design a residential and commercial complex to replace the Aoyama Apartment Houses on Omotesando Avenue.
Tadao Ando
In a recent discussion about those apartments, he recalled when he first saw them, in 1964: "I felt a calm sensation, a kind of peace of mind, to see the solid presence of buildings still standing after so long."