Description
Former boxer and a self-taught architect, Tadao Ando (Osaka, Japan, 1941) is considered to be one of the masters of contemporary architecture. Monumental, abstract, and essential, his extensive oeuvre – with over three hundred completed buildings – is defined by the use of stringent geometries, simple materials, and scenographic lighting. After introductions by Kenneth Frampton and Luis Fernández-Galiano, ‘AV Monographs 241-242’ presents a selection of 35 works arranged in a detailed chronological journey, and which take stock of the existential serenity and connection with nature that characterizes the oeuvre of the Japanese master.
CONTENTS
- Luis Fernández-Galiano, Tadao Ando: A Violent Beauty
- Kenneth Frampton, Luminous Geometries
- A Life Path
- Row House Sumiyoshi, 1975-1976, Osaka (Japan)
- Rokko Housing I, II, III, 1978-1999, Kobe (Japan)
- Koshino House, 1979-1984, Ashiya (Japan)
- Atelier in Oyodo I, II, Annex, 1980-2016, Osaka (Japan)
- Kidosaki House, 1982-1986, Tokyo (Japan)
- Church on the Water, 1985-1988, Shimukappu (Japan)
- Church of the Light, 1987-1989, Ibaraki (Japan)
- Benesse House, 1988-1995, Naoshima (Japan)
- Water Temple, 1989-1991, Higashiura (Japan)
- Chikatsu Asuka Historical Museum, 1990-1994, Kanan (Japan)
- Japan Pavilion Expo’92, 1992, Seville (Spain)
- House in Chicago, 1992-1997, Chicago (USA)
- Fabrica. Benetton Communication Research Center, 1992-2000, Treviso (Italy)
- Awaji-Yumebutai, 1993-1999, Higashiura (Japan)
- Meditation Space UNESCO, 1994-1995, Paris (France)
- Langen Foundation / Hombroich, 1994-2004, Neuss (Germany)
- International Library of Children’s Literature, 1996-2002, Tokyo (Japan)
- Stone Sculpture Museum, 1996-2010, Rheinland-Pfälzische Stadt (Germany)
- Penthouse in Manhattan III, 1996-2019, New York (USA)
- Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, 1997-2002, Fort Worth (USA)
- Shiba Ryotaro Memorial Museum, 1998-2001, Higashiosaka (Japan)
- Invisible House, 1999-2002, Treviso (Italy)
- Chichu Art Museum, 2000-2004, Naoshima (Japan)
- 4×4 House, 2001-2003, Kobe (Japan)
- Clark Art Institute, 2001-2014, Williamstown (USA)?
- 21-21 Design Sight, 2004-2007, Tokyo (Japan)
- Palazzo Grassi, 2005-2006, Venice (Italy)
- Punta della Dogana, 2006-2009, Venice (Italy)
- Château La Coste Project, 2006-2011, Aix-en-Provence (France)
- Roberto Garza Sada Center, 2007-2012, Monterrey (Mexico)
- Shanghai Poly Theater, 2009-2014, Shanghai (China)
- Wabi House, 2011-2014, Puerto Escondido (Mexico)
- Wrightwood 659, 2013-2018, Chicago (USA)
- He Art Museum, 2014-2020, Foshan (China)
- Nakanoshima Children’s Book Forest, 2017-2019, Osaka (Japan)
- Bourse de Commerce / Pinault Collection, 2018-2021, Paris (France)

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