AV MONOGRAFÍAS 241-242: TADAO ANDO. COMPLETE WORKS

"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 a hundred completed buildings--is defined by the use of stringent geometries, simple materials, and scenographic lighting. Presented in a detailed chronological journey, the selection of 35 works featured in these pages takes stock of the existential serenity of the Japanese master, from early works like the Koshino House, the Rokko Housing, or his studio in Oyodo, up to demanding interventions on historic buildings in Europe like Palazzo Grassi, Punta della Dogana or the Paris Bourse de Commerce, via silent religious constructions like the Church on the Water, the Church of the Light, and the Temple of Water, or exemplary cultural containers like Chikatsu Museum, Chichu Art Museum, and Clark Institute, to mention just a few"--'A life path,' unnumbered page 17.