Tadao Ando: Endeavors

This Comprehensive Monograph On Pritzker Prize-Winning Architect Tadao Ando Covers The Span Of His Impressive Career, With Previously Unpublished Material And Insight Into His Sources Of Inspiration.This In-Depth Monograph Offers Insight Into Tadao AndoS Sober And Elegant Architecture Through Photographs, Architectural Drawings, And Descriptions Of Eighty Of His Most Significant Works. His Notable Works Span The Globe: LondonS Tate Modern; St. LouisS Pulitzer Arts Foundation; OsakaS Church Of The Light; ParisS Unesco Meditation Space; VeniceS Palazzo Grassi; Abu DhabiS Maritime Museum; And Exceptional Buildings In South Korea, Taiwan, China, Sri Lanka, Mexico, Germany, And Throughout The United States. Japanese Design Principles--From The Use Of Concrete, Simple Geometric Volumes, And The Integration Of Natural Elements Such As Light Or Water--Are Essential Elements That Ando Uses To Provoke A Physical Experience Through His Architecture.An Interview With The Architect Accompanies His Own Writings And Critical Essays On Various Aspects Of His Work. A Portfolio Of AndoS Black-And-White Photographs And Colored-Pencil Drawings From His Previously Unpublished Travel Notebooks Provide New Insight Into His Sources Of Inspiration. The Book Is Completed With A Biography And A Chronology Of His Works To Date, Including Some Unrealized Projects.