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Japanese architect Tadao Ando is one of my favourite architects to date. Born in 1941, Ando worked briefly as a truck driver and a professional boxer. Mostly self-taught, Ando opened his own office in 1969. Ando is now a world renowned architect and a Pritzker Prize recipient, known for his trademark use and development of concrete, thoughtful treatment of light, and underlying appreciation for nature. It is the mastery of these three aspects that I believe has made Ando’s work so popular. Not one of his works relies on a single aspect to heavily carry the building, but rather a careful composition of all three.
What piqued my interest in Ando initially was his Row House (Azuma House) in Osaka. While the building is constructed largely of concrete, it has this amazing presence of nature within the confines of the exterior walls. It is trying to gain an insight into the techniques and concepts behind a building such as the Azuma House that I seek to do.
Azuma House
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What piqued my interest in Ando initially was his Row House (Azuma House) in Osaka. While the building is constructed largely of concrete, it has this amazing presence of nature within the confines of the exterior walls. It is trying to gain an insight into the techniques and concepts behind a building such as the Azuma House that I seek to do.
References:
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Frampton, K & Ando, T, Tadao Ando: buildings, projects, writings,
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