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Ando : Modern Minimalism with a Japanese Touch

by Masao Furuyama
Ando : Modern Minimalism with a Japanese Touch - Thryft
Ando : Modern Minimalism with a Japanese Touch - Thryft

Minimalist masterpiece with a spiritual influence

If you are interested in architecture that blends modernist and traditional Japanese styles, Ando: Modern Minimalism with a Japanese Touch is the perfect read for you. This book will give you an insight into the work of Tadao Ando, one of the greatest living architects, and take you on a journey through his private homes, churches, museums, and cultural spaces throughout Japan and other countries. With a focus on concrete, wood, water, light, space, and nature, Ando's unique building aesthetic is a must-read for any architecture enthusiast.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Ando : Modern Minimalism with a Japanese Touch

by Masao Furuyama
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ISBN: 9783822848951
Authors: Masao Furuyama
Publisher: Taschen America Llc
Date of Publication: 2006-12-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Biographies & Memoirs, Art
Related Topics: Biography, Architecture, Design
Goodreads rating: 4.18
(rated by 301 readers)

Description

Philippe Starck describes him as a "mystic in a country which is no longer mystic." Drew Philip calls his buildings "land art" that "struggle to emerge from the earth." He is the only architect to have won the discipline's four most prestigious prizes: the Pritzker, Carlsberg, Praemium Imperiale, and Kyoto Prize. His name is Tadao Ando, and he is one of the world's greatest living architects. Combining influences from Japanese tradition with the best of Modernism, Ando has developed a completely unique building aesthetic that makes use of concrete, wood, water, light, space, and nature in a way that has never been witnessed elsewhere in architecture. This book provides the perfect introduction to Ando's work, including private homes, churches, museums, apartment complexes, and cultural spaces throughout Japan, and in France, Italy, Spain, and the USA.
 

Minimalist masterpiece with a spiritual influence

If you are interested in architecture that blends modernist and traditional Japanese styles, Ando: Modern Minimalism with a Japanese Touch is the perfect read for you. This book will give you an insight into the work of Tadao Ando, one of the greatest living architects, and take you on a journey through his private homes, churches, museums, and cultural spaces throughout Japan and other countries. With a focus on concrete, wood, water, light, space, and nature, Ando's unique building aesthetic is a must-read for any architecture enthusiast.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.