Ando. Complete Works 1975–Today. 2023 Edition

Philip Jodidio, Tadao Ando, Tadao Ando

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Taschen GmbH
20 May 2024

Individual architects & architectural firms; Public buildings: civic, commercial, industrial; History of architecture

"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 acclaimed new projects as the Bourse de Commerce in Paris

and the Nakanoshima Children's Book Forest in Osaka. Each project is profiled through photographs and architectural drawings to explore Ando's unprecedented use of concrete, wood, water, light, space, and natural forms.

Featuring designs from award-winning private homes, churches, museums, and apartment complexes to cultural spaces throughout Japan, South Korea, France, Italy, Germany, Mexico, and the USA, this XXL-edition brings you up close and personal with a Modernist master."

By: Philip Jodidio
By (artist): Tadao Ando
Illustrated by: Tadao Ando
Imprint: Taschen GmbH
Country of Publication: Germany
Edition: Multilingual edition
Dimensions: Height: 390mm, Width: 308mm,
Weight: 7.147kg
ISBN: 9783836589567
ISBN 10: 3836589567
Pages: 740
Publication Date: 20 May 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Philip Jodidio studied art history and economics at Harvard and edited Connaissance des Arts for over 20 years. His TASCHEN books include the Architecture Now! series and monographs on numerous major architects, including Norman Foster, Tadao Ando, Renzo Piano, Jean Nouvel, and Zaha Hadid. Tadao Ando (born in 1941) is one of the world’s most renowned contemporary architects. At first a boxer, he decided to pursue architecture two years after graduating from high school. He is the only one to have won the discipline’s four most prestigious prizes: the Pritzker, Carlsberg, Praemium Imperiale, and Kyoto Prize. Ando currently works from his native Osaka.

Reviews for Ando. Complete Works 1975–Today. 2023 Edition

“A thoughtful and provocative study of the Japanese architect whose earthbound concrete buildings are both sensual and serene.” * Metropolitan Home * “An influential architect’s austere, ingenious work in a stunning monograph.” * Details Magazine *