Tadao Ando

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Japanese architect architect human

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

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Observed surface forms (2)

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

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth → architect → Tadao Ando ⓘ

Praemium Imperiale for Architecture → hasNotableRecipient → Tadao Ando ⓘ

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 ⓘ

Pritzker Architecture Prize → notableRecipient → Tadao Ando ⓘ

Tadao Ando → openedOwnOffice → Tadao Ando self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tadao Ando Architect & Associates