Ando
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Summary
Philippe Starck describes him as a "mystic in a country which is no longer mystic。" Drew Philip calls his buildings "land art" that "struggle to emerge from the earth。" He is the only architect to have won the discipline's four most prestigious prizes: the Pritzker， Carlsberg， Praemium Imperiale， and Kyoto Prize。 His name is Tadao Ando， and he is one of the world's greatest living architects。 Combining influences from Japanese tradition with the best of Modernism， Ando has developed a completely unique building aesthetic that makes use of concrete， wood， water， light， space， and nature in a way that has never been witnessed elsewhere in architecture。 This book provides the perfect introduction to Ando's work， including private homes， churches， museums， apartment complexes， and cultural spaces throughout Japan， and in France， Italy， Spain， and the USA。
Reviews
Hardus Scheepers
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Short and sweet。
Eryani N。 Yulita
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Tadao Ando has been one very interesting architect whose building designs I adore。 His approach to simplicity and multi-functional space is addicted to follow and this book is simply a biography who tells a story about Ando， his life journey until he became a famous architect， with a more detail explanation about his finding and understanding about space and how it affected his way of designing。There are several books already telling about Ando， but this book focuses more on his background story Tadao Ando has been one very interesting architect whose building designs I adore。 His approach to simplicity and multi-functional space is addicted to follow and this book is simply a biography who tells a story about Ando， his life journey until he became a famous architect， with a more detail explanation about his finding and understanding about space and how it affected his way of designing。There are several books already telling about Ando， but this book focuses more on his background story and how it affects his was of designing， with a tidy layout that is easy to read and follow。 。。。more
Philip
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Too short， it was more like an extensive magazine all about the same person then a book。
Nadinedebussy
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（beginning to read in 2007）
Jose
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these is one of those books that are so well writen， that you just cant stop reading it， very well described and great for learning。Tadao Ando for me is one of the best architects of the XX century， the way he gives you a sence of spirituality through hes designs， also the way he manages to give an otherwise small space， a big and spacious filling。
Helen
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A nice introduction， with lots of photographs， but Taschen really need to revise this edition （2006） to include Ando's more recent work （Sri Lanka House， etc）。 A nice introduction， with lots of photographs， but Taschen really need to revise this edition （2006） to include Ando's more recent work （Sri Lanka House， etc）。 。。。more
Ges
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This is a must read book for all the admirers of Tadao Ando 。 It is more than a simple description of Andos work ， it is a wonderful spiritual journey in Andos mind and in his philosophical concept ， and how this concept has developed in his work 。 It is a consideration of Ando as a social person and as a individual one ，and his concernment toward modern social values 。 He starts designing the "architecture of negation " and shift into the "architecture of negation of negation " ，and still he re This is a must read book for all the admirers of Tadao Ando 。 It is more than a simple description of Andos work ， it is a wonderful spiritual journey in Andos mind and in his philosophical concept ， and how this concept has developed in his work 。 It is a consideration of Ando as a social person and as a individual one ，and his concernment toward modern social values 。 He starts designing the "architecture of negation " and shift into the "architecture of negation of negation " ，and still he remains pure in forms ， boldless in material， and his walls remains screens of ones consciousness。 As Masao says " no architect can completely resist the temptation to mold and design。" but Ando "by reducing architecture to simple geometric form， produced architecture of powerful visual impact。 " 。 I enjoyed very much this book ，and there are plenty of illustrations too ;） 。。。more
Bart
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A small and concise book about a very interesting talent。 It made a wonderful companion for a recent visit to The Modern in Fort Worth， Tex。
Elnaz
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This is the first Taschen Basic Architecture volume about a living architect。 The earlier Taschen volumes have been about the Modernist masters such as Mies， Le Corbusier， Loos， Wright， Kahn and Neutra。 If there is any living architect who can measure up to this Pantheon of Greats， it is Pritzker Prize winner， Tadao Ando。Like the other volumes in this series， there is a short biographical essay， followed by short chapters that focus on key works。 The German Publishing Company Taschen publishes s This is the first Taschen Basic Architecture volume about a living architect。 The earlier Taschen volumes have been about the Modernist masters such as Mies， Le Corbusier， Loos， Wright， Kahn and Neutra。 If there is any living architect who can measure up to this Pantheon of Greats， it is Pritzker Prize winner， Tadao Ando。Like the other volumes in this series， there is a short biographical essay， followed by short chapters that focus on key works。 The German Publishing Company Taschen publishes some of the best architectural books。 。。。more
tim
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Favorite Architect - Great Book
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