Works of Tadao Ando

Author: Ma Weidong, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2005-12-01
Features: Tadao Ando is a world-class architect who has won the Nobel Prize in architecture—the Pritzker Prize. He was born in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, in 1941. In 1969, he founded Tadao Ando Architectural Studio. He is dedicated to proposing new ways of architectural existence in the process of harmonizing with the environment. His representative works include "Rokko Residential Complex," "Church of Light," "Osaka Prefectural Museum of History," "Awajima Dream Stage," and more. In 1979, he won the Japan Institute of Architects Award for "The Long House in Sumiyoshi," the Alvar Aalto Award in 1985, the Japan Art Academy Award in 1993, and the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 1995, among others. In 1991, he held a solo exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and in 1993, he held one at the Centre Pompidou in Paris. He has served as a visiting professor at Yale University, Columbia University, and Harvard University. Since 1997, he has been a professor at Tokyo University. He has written books such as "Speaking of Architecture" and "Continuous Victories and Defeats." The Tadao Ando Works Collection comprehensively and systematically introduces Tadao Ando's works, including some of his representative works from his rise to fame to the present day, as well as his latest works. All the drawings and materials used in the book are provided firsthand by Tadao Ando Architectural Studio. The content is professional and the information is complete. There is no need to say more about the uniqueness and excellence of Tadao Ando and his works. This book is not only a collection that helps you understand Tadao Ando's works but also a textbook for learning Tadao Ando's architectural design. It will be the first professional book in China to provide detailed and thorough introductions to Tadao Ando's works with firsthand materials.