Tadao Ando 0 - Process & Idea

by Tadao Andō

This volume elucidates the process of how renowned architect Tadao Ando developed ideas for his projects. Primarily making use of his sketches and drawings, its approach is unique among anthologies on the Japanese architect. Published in a new and enlarged edition, the book consists of the original content plus eleven new projects, a new chronological table of Ando’s projects over a period of four decades, and a newly written text to accompany the revised edition.

Genres: Architecture

Paperback

Published December 1, 2018

About the author

Tadao Ando is a Japanese self-taught architect. Tadao Ando's body of work is known for the creative use of natural light and for structures that follow natural forms of the landscape, rather than disturbing the landscape by making it conform to the constructed space of a building. Ando's buildings are often characterized by complex three-dimensional circulation paths. These paths interweave between interior and exterior spaces formed both inside large-scale geometric shapes and in the spaces between them.

Reviews

[David Heritage · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great insight into the development process of one the most renowned architects of our time. If you want to see images of the buildings however, look elsewhere as this is mostly sketches and exploratory work etc.

[Diego · Rating 4 out of 5]

Intriguing book into the mind of one of the best modernist architects. A master of light and defining form through concrete.