(H/B) ANDO

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In this essential TASCHEN introduction to Tadao Ando we explore the hybrid of tradition, modernism, and function that allows his buildings to enchant architects, designers, fashion designers, and beyond. Through key projects including private homes, churches, museums, apartment complexes, and cultural spaces, we explore a uniquely monumental yet comforting aesthetic that draws as much on the calm restraint of Japanese tradition as the compelling modernist vocabularies of Bauhaus and Le Corbusier. With featured projects in Japan, France, Italy, Spain, and the United States, we see not only Ando's global reach but also his refined sensitivity for the environs: the play of light through windows, and, in particular, the interaction of buildings with water.
From the mesmerizing Church of the Light in Osaka to the luminous Punta della Dogana Contemporary Art Center in Venice, this is a radiant tour through a distinctly contemporary form as much as a timeless appeal of light, elements, and equilibrium. About the seriesBorn back in 1985, the Basic Art Series has evolved into the best-selling art book collection ever published. Each book in TASCHEN's Basic Architecture series features:an introduction to the life and work of the architectthe major works in chronological orderinformation about the clients, architectural preconditions as well as construction problems and resolutionsa list of all the selected works and a map indicating the locations of the best and most famous buildingsapproximately 120 illustrations (photographs, sketches, drafts, and plans).(From the publisher)

Περιεχόμενα

Introduction
Row House
Rokko Housing I, II, III, IV
Koshino House
Kidosaki House
Church on the Water
Church of the Light
Naoshima Contemporary Art Museum
Water Temple Hompuku-ji
Japan Pavilion, Expo '92
Komyo-ji Temple
Chikatsu-Asuka Historical Museum
Museum of Wood
Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts
Fabrica
Meditation Space, UNESCO
Langen Foundation
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
Chichu Art Museum and Art House Project
4x4 House
Life and Work
Maps
Bibliography / Credits / The Author