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Tadao Ando is one of the most respected architects in the world. Working against Japan's 'rip down and rebuild' architectural policy, he is now burying structures underground, planting trees and wondering if it's simply time architects stopped creating new buildings.
Writer: Fiona Wilson Photographer: Shinichi Ito
Osaka
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