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Arguably Tadao Ando’s signature work is the Church of Light. Found in the small town of Ibaraki, about 25km outside of Osaka, the Christian temple shows Ando’s mastery of light and lightness. The dark concrete shell of the building is divided by a massive cross, the only source of natural light within the hall.
Jan 23, 2024 · Who is Tadao Ando? Tadao Ando is a prominent contemporary Japanese architect known for his minimalist concrete buildings focusing on the interplay of light, wind, and space. He was born on Saturday, September 13, 1941, in Osaka, Japan, where he grew up and continues to be based today.
Nov 29, 2022 · Tadao Ando: Meet the AD100 2023 Hall of Fame. The Pritzker Prize–winning Japanese architect Tadao Ando works mostly with a single material, concrete, and consistently demonstrates how ...
Sep 13, 2019 · To better understand the self-taught talents of Japan’s most influential modern architect, we’ve put together a crash course in everything Ando. From how his beginnings as a sportsman and truck driver shaped his work, to the 10 Tadao Ando buildings you should visit while you’re in Japan.
Tadao Ando (安藤 忠雄, Andō Tadao, born 13 September 1941) is a Japanese autodidact architect whose approach to architecture and landscape was categorized by architectural historian Francesco Dal Co as "critical regionalism". He is the winner of the 1995 Pritzker Prize.
Tadao Ando of Osaka, Japan is a man who is at the pinnacle of success in his own country. In the last few years, he has emerged as a cultural force in the world as well. In 1995, the Pritzker Architecture Prize was formally presented to him within the walls of the Grand Trianon Palace at Versailles, France.
Tadao Ando. 2002 Kyoto Prize Laureates. Arts and Philosophy. Arts（Painting, Sculpture, Craft, Architecture, Photography, Design, etc.） Tadao Ando. / Architect. 1941 - Professor, University of Tokyo. Event. Achievement Digest. Citation. Profile. Commemorative Lectures. Thinking about our Environment in the 21st Century. 2002. 11 /11 Mon.
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