Tadao Ando

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Tadao Ando is a renowned Japanese architect celebrated for his minimalist concrete structures that harmonize light, space, and nature.

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Surface form Occurrences
Tadao Ando Architect & Associates 1
安藤忠雄 1

Statements (60)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese architect
architect
human
awardReceived AIA Gold Medal
Carlsberg Architectural Prize
Praemium Imperiale
Pritzker Architecture Prize
Royal Gold Medal
birthDate 1941-09-13
birthPlace Osaka
surface form: Osaka, Japan
designed 21_21 Design Sight
Armani Teatro in Milan
Benesse House Museum
Bourse de Commerce – Pinault Collection renovation
Chichu Art Museum
Church of the Light
Church on the Water
He Art Museum (HEM) in Shunde
Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art
Koshino House
Langen Foundation building
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
Naoshima Contemporary Art Museum
Omotesando Hills
Poly Grand Theater in Shanghai
Pulitzer Arts Foundation building
Rokko Housing I
Rokko Housing I
surface form: Rokko Housing II

Rokko Housing I
surface form: Rokko Housing III

Row House in Sumiyoshi
Clark Art Institute
surface form: Stone Hill Center at the Clark Art Institute

Water Temple (Honpukuji) on Awaji Island
field architecture
formerProfession boxer
hasDesignTheme interaction of interior and exterior space
simple geometric forms
use of natural light as a primary element
hasNotableMaterial exposed concrete
influencedBy Le Corbusier
Louis Kahn
traditional Japanese architecture
knownFor geometric spatial compositions
harmonizing architecture with nature
integration of light and shadow
use of exposed reinforced concrete
movement Minimalism
name Tadao Ando self-link
nationality Japanese
nativeName Tadao Ando self-linksurface differs
surface form: 安藤忠雄
occupation architect
professor
officeLocation Osaka
surface form: Osaka, Japan
openedOwnOffice Tadao Ando self-linksurface differs
surface form: Tadao Ando Architect & Associates
PritzkerPrizeYear 1995
selfTaught true
style minimalist architecture
taughtAt University of Tokyo
traveledForStudy Africa
Europe
United States of America
surface form: United States

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Louis Kahn influenced Tadao Ando
Le Corbusier influencedArchitect Tadao Ando
Tadao Ando name Tadao Ando self-link
Tadao Ando nativeName Tadao Ando self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 安藤忠雄
AIA Gold Medal notableRecipient Tadao Ando
Tadao Ando openedOwnOffice Tadao Ando self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Tadao Ando Architect & Associates