Tadao Ando’s complete works from 1975 until today
Discover the completely unique aesthetic of
Tadao Ando, the only architect ever to have won the discipline’s four most prestigious prizes: the Pritzker, Carlsberg, Praemium Imperiale, and Kyoto Prize.
Philippe Starck defines him as a “mystic in a country which is no longer mystic.” Philip Drew calls his buildings “land art” as they “struggle to emerge from the earth.” His designs have been described as
haiku crafted from concrete, water, light, and space. But to Ando, true architecture is not expressed in metaphysics or beauty, but rather through
space that embodies physical wisdom.
This thoroughly
updated edition spans the breadth of
his entire career, including such stunning new projects as the
Shanghai Poly Theater and the
Clark Center at the Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, Massachusetts. Each project is profiled through
photographs and
architectural drawings to explore Ando’s unprecedented use of concrete, wood, water, light, space, and natural forms. Based on the massive XXL monograph, this edition brings the architect’s
definitive career overview to an accessible format.