Tadao Ando / 安藤忠雄

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About Tadao Ando / 安藤忠雄

Tadao Ando / 安藤忠雄 (Japanese Architect)

About Tadao Ando\'s Building

◎I just put some my interesting Ando's building photos in this group. If you like this group,you can share any Ando's photos in here.THANKS and ENJOY!


ABOUT:

【安藤忠雄 / Tadao ANDO】

1941年大阪生まれ。独学で建築を学び、1969年に安藤忠雄建築研究所を設立。環境との関わりの中で新しい建築のあり方を提案している。イェール、コロンビア、ハーバード大学の客員教授歴任。1997年より東京大学教授、2003年より同大学名誉教授。2005年より同大学特別栄誉教授。代表作に「六甲の集合住宅」「光の教会」「ピューリッツァー美術館」「地中美術館」など。著書に「建築を語る」「連戦連敗」など。


Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate
1995 www.pritzkerprize.com/andorel.htm

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. There is little doubt that anyone in the world of architecture will not be aware of his work. That work, primarily in reinforced concrete, defines spaces in unique new ways that allow constantly changing patterns of light and wind in all his structures, from homes and apartment complexes to places of worship, public museums and commercial shopping centers.

"In all my works, light is an important controlling factor," says Ando. "I create enclosed spaces mainly by means of thick concrete walls. The primary reason is to create a place for the individual, a zone for oneself within society. When the external factors of a city's environment require the wall to be without openings, the interior must be especially full and satisfying."

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