Tadao Ando
- In this Japanese name, the family name is Ando.
Tadao Ando is a Japanese architect. He was born in Osaka in 1941. Before he designed buildings, he had many other important experiences in his life. He became a professional boxer as a teenager and spent time in Thailand fighting. He then traveled around the world to learn about buildings. Ando became successful in the 1970s and has built buildings all over the world.
| Tadao Ando | |
 Tadao Ando (2004) | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Name | Tadao Ando |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Birth date | September 13, 1941 |
| Birth place | Minato-ku, Osaka, Japan |
| Work | |
| Buildings | Row House, Sumiyoshi, 1979 Church of the Light, Osaka, 1989 |
| Projects | Rokko Housing I, II, III, Kobe, 1983-1999 |
| Awards | Alvar Aalto Medal, 1985 Pritzker Prize, 1995 |
In 1995, Ando won the Pritzker Prize in 1995.[1]
Tadao Ando Media
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, showing the restaurant
Galleria Akka, Osaka, 1988
Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art, Kobe
Langen Foundation.
Langen Foundation, Hombroich, Raketenstation
Langen Foundation, Museumsinsel Hombroich, Raketenstation
The Church of the Light in Ibaraki, Osaka
Honpuku Temple (Water Temple)
Suntory Museum in Osaka
References
- ↑ Pritzker Architecture Prize, "Tadao Ando, 1995 Laureate"; retrieved 2013-3-27.
Further reading
- Ando, (2006) Taschen Books, Masao Furuyama, ISBN 978-3-8228-4895-1.