Ando
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In this essential TASCHEN introduction to Tadao Ando we explore the hybrid of tradition modernism and function 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 Japanese tradition as the compelling modernist vocabularies of Bauhaus and Le Corbusier With featured projects in Japan France Italy Spain and the United States we see not only Ando s global reach but also his refined sensitivity for the environs 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
