Tadao Ando: Archipockets [Hardcover]

Aurora Cuito (Author)

Available from these sellers.

Book Description

Series: Archipocket | Publication Date: July 2003

Tadao Ando was born in Osaka, Japan in 1941. Ando did not receive any formal architectural schooling. Instead, he trained himself by reading and traveling extensively through Africa, Europe, and the United States. In 1970 he established Tadao Ando Architect & Associates. Ando rejects the rampant consumerism visible within much of today's architecture. He responds both sensitively and critically to the chaotic Japanese urban environment, but maintains a connection to the landscape. His concrete and glass buildings reflect the modern progress underway in both Japan and the world. In opposition to traditional Japanese architecture, Ando creates spaces of enclosure rather than openness. He uses walls to establish a human zone and to counter the monotony of commercial architecture. On the exterior, the walls deflect the surrounding urban chaos, while on the interior they enclose a private space.

#outer_postBodyPS { display: none; } #psGradient { display: none; } #psPlaceHolder { display: none; } #psExpand { display: none; } Tadao Ando was born in Osaka, Japan in 1941. Ando did not receive any formal architectural schooling. Instead, he trained himself by reading and traveling extensively through Africa, Europe, and the United States. In 1970 he established Tadao Ando Architect & Associates. Ando rejects the rampant consumerism visible within much of today's architecture. He responds both sensitively and critically to the chaotic Japanese urban environment, but maintains a connection to the landscape. His concrete and glass buildings reflect the modern progress underway in both Japan and the world. In opposition to traditional Japanese architecture, Ando creates spaces of enclosure rather than openness. He uses walls to establish a human zone and to counter the monotony of commercial architecture. On the exterior, the walls deflect the surrounding urban chaos, while on the interior they enclose a private space.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

This volume, part of the Archipockets’ series, is packed with dazzling four-color photographs of exteriors and interiors, detailed plans, generous layouts and brief, comprehensive texts.

Product Details

Hardcover: 80 pages
Publisher: Te Neues Publishing Company (July 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 3823845381
ISBN-13: 978-3823845386
Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6.8 x 0.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,963,055 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

Customer Reviews

There are no customer reviews yet.

Create your own review

Video reviews

Amazon now allows customers to upload product video reviews. Use a webcam or video camera to record and upload reviews to Amazon.

Inside This Book (learn more)

First Sentence:
The region of Kyushu is steeped in ancestral Japanese history. Read the first page

Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Tadao Ando, Fort Worth, Mitsuo Matsuoka, Ryotaro Shiba, Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art, Kobe Waterfront Plaza, Museum of Wood, Naoshima Contemporary Art Museum, Erstes Obergeschoss Premier, Saint Louis, Ellsworth Kelly, Hiroki Oda, Oyamazaki Villa Museum, Richard Serra, Suntory Museum, Der Entwurf, Erdgeschoss Rez-de-chaussee Piano

New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats

Citations (learn more)

This book cites 1 book:

Water Lilies by Claude Monet on page 40

3 books cite this book:

Designs of the Times: Using Key Movements and Styles for Contemporary Design by Lakshmi Bhaskaran in Back Matter
Living Plans by Klaus-Peter Gast in Back Matter
Tadao Ando by Philip Jodidio in Back Matter

Books on Related Topics (learn more)

Il Nuovo Zingarelli Minore Vocabolario Della Lingua Italiana con by Nicola Zingarelli

Discusses:

Tag this product

(What's this?)

Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organize and find favorite items.

Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store

If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store. Learn more

.jsOffDisplayBlock { display: block; } .jsOffDisplayInline { display: inline; } .jsOffVisibility { visibility: visible; } .jsOnDisplayBlock { display: none; } .jsOnDisplayNoneBlock { display: block; } .jsOnDisplayNoneInline { display: inline; } .jsOnDisplayInline { display: none; } .jsOnVisibility { visibility: hidden; } .jqOnDisplayBlock { display: none; } .jqOnDisplayInline { display: none; } .jqOnVisibility { visibility: hidden; } .jqOnDisplayNoneBlock { display: block; } .jqOnDisplayNoneInline { display: inline; }