Tadao Ando is a renowned Japanese architect known for his use of light, space, and concrete in his works. Some of his notable buildings highlighted in the document include the Koshino House, Church on the Water, and Naoshima Contemporary Art Museum. Ando draws influences from Japanese architecture as well as modernist architects like Mies van der Rohe and Frank Lloyd Wright. He aims to design spaces that stimulate the human spirit through an emphasis on light, space, and a connection to nature.
Tadao Ando is a renowned Japanese architect known for his use of light, space, and concrete in his works. Some of his notable buildings highlighted in the document include the Koshino House, Church on the Water, and Naoshima Contemporary Art Museum. Ando draws influences from Japanese architecture as well as modernist architects like Mies van der Rohe and Frank Lloyd Wright. He aims to design spaces that stimulate the human spirit through an emphasis on light, space, and a connection to nature.
Tadao Ando is a renowned Japanese architect known for his use of light, space, and concrete in his works. Some of his notable buildings highlighted in the document include the Koshino House, Church on the Water, and Naoshima Contemporary Art Museum. Ando draws influences from Japanese architecture as well as modernist architects like Mies van der Rohe and Frank Lloyd Wright. He aims to design spaces that stimulate the human spirit through an emphasis on light, space, and a connection to nature.
Ashiya (1979-81) Tokyo (1989) Ashiya (1979-81) Concrete
Oxy Unagidani Osaka (1986-1987) Nature Sanctuary
Naoshima Contemporary Meditation Space
Art Museum UNESCO (1995) Kagawa (1988-92) Tadao Ando Influences: Japanese Tea House; Mies van der Rohe, Lake Shore Drive Apartments; Frank Lloyd Wright, Imperial Hotel; Le Corbusier, Unite d’Habitation Azuma House Kobe (1975) Old/New Rokko Restaurant Kobe (1985-86)
Koshino House Kidosaki House
Ashiya (1979-81) Ashiya (1979-81)
Walls, Light, Wind, Flow Chikatsu-Asuka
Historical Museum Osaka (1990-94) International Library of Pulitzer Foundation Children’s Literature for the Arts Tokyo (2002) St. Louis (1997-2001) Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts St. Louis (1997-2001) Rokko Housing Kobe (1981-1983, 1985–1989) Church of the Light Ibaraki (1987-89) Church of the Light Ibaraki (1987-89) Church on the Water Hokkaido (1985-88) Church on the Water Hokkaido (1985-88) Nariwa Museum The Modern Art Museum Nariwa (1992-1994) Ft. Worth (2002) Children’s Museum Naoshima Contemporary Art Museum Himeji (1987-89) Kagawa (1988-92) Vitra Seminar House, Weil-am-Rhein (1989-93)
“What I have sought to achieve is a spatiality that
stimulates the human spirit, awakens the sensitivity and communicates with the deeper soul.” – Tadao Ando