Ando

"Marvelously written" according to jose s. The writer has clear, precise and very easy ways of giving the reader an understanding of the architecture that Ando delivers. Masterfully written, gives you that feeling that everything is possible. Uplifting!About the Architect:Tadao Ando, the master of concrete, glass, and box-like spaces, trully a great architect and designer. Uses simple methods to solve complicated and very small places, and turn those spaces in breathtaking landscapes.. Amazon Customer said Five Stars. Excellent!!!. Five Stars Excellent overview of Tadao Ando's work.

From the Publisher Basic Architecture titles feature: • Each title contains approximately 120 images, including photographs, sketches, drawings, and floor plans • Introductory essays explore the architect’s life and work, touching on family and background as well as collaborations with other architects • The body presents the most important works in chronological order, with descriptions of client and/or architect wishes, construction problems (why some projects were never executed), and resolutions • The appendix includes a list of complete or selected works, biography, bibliography and a map indicating the locations of the architect’s most famous buildings

. Schindler, John Lautner, and Richard Neutra as well as several architecture titles in the Basic Art Series. He has taught at the Kyoto Institute of Technology, where he has been Vice-President since 2004, and published on the subjects of architecture and Tadao Ando.Peter Gössel runs an agency for museum and exhibition design. Masao

A monumental touch: Tadao Ando, master of the serene yet mightyPhilippe Starck describes him as a “mystic in a country which is no longer mystic.” Karl Lagerfeld regards him as a 21st-century genius who “saw everything, learned everything, then forgot everything and remade everything.” For the Pritzker Prize jury, “originality is his medium.”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. From the mesmerizing Church of the Light in Os