{"product_id":"ando-9783836535496","title":"Ando","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this essential TASCHEN introduction to \u003cstrong\u003eTadao Ando\u003c\/strong\u003e we explore the \u003cstrong\u003ehybrid of tradition, modernism, and function\u003c\/strong\u003e 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 \u003cstrong\u003eJapanese tradition\u003c\/strong\u003e as the \u003cstrong\u003ecompelling modernist vocabularies \u003c\/strong\u003eof Bauhaus and Le Corbusier.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e With featured projects in Japan, France, Italy, Spain, and the United States, we see not only Ando's global reach but also his \u003cstrong\u003erefined sensitivity for the environs\u003c\/strong\u003e: 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFuruyama, Masao:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Masao Furuyama studied architecture at Kyoto University and received his doctorate in urban engineering from Tokyo University. He has taught at the Kyoto Institute of Technology, where he has been president since 2012, and has published on the subjects of architecture and Tadao Ando.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndo, Tadao:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - 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.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGössel, Peter:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Peter Gössel runs an agency for museum and exhibition design. He has published TASCHEN monographs on Julius Shulman, R. M. Schindler, John Lautner, and Richard Neutra, as well as several titles in the Basic Architecture series.","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50607934701842,"sku":"9783836535496","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_75afb7df-b333-4539-8b59-7628edfed4c8.jpg?v=1732316002","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/ando-9783836535496","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}