{"product_id":"tadao-ando","title":"Tadao Ando","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis comprehensive monograph on Pritzker prizewinning architect Tadao Ando covers the span of his impressive career, with previously unpublished material and insight into his sources of inspiration.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis in-depth monograph offers insight into Tadao Ando's sober and elegant architecture through photographs, architectural drawings, and descriptions of eighty of his most significant works. Self-taught, the Corbusier-influenced architect opened his Osaka studio in 1969. Today, his notable works span the globe: London's Tate Modern; St. Louis's Pulitzer Arts Foundation; Osaka's Church of the Light; Paris's UNESCO Meditation Space; Venice's Palazzo Grassi; Abu Dhabi's Maritime Museum; and exceptional buildings in South Korea, Taiwan, China, Sri Lanka, Mexico, Germany, and throughout the United States. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJapanese design principles-from the use of concrete, simple geometric volumes, and the integration of natural elements such as light or water-are essential elements that Ando uses to provoke a physical experience through his architecture. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn  interview  with  the  architect  accompanies  his  own writings and critical essays on various aspects of his work. A portfolio of Ando's black and white photographs and colored pencil drawings from his previously unpublished travel notebooks provide new insight into his sources of inspiration. The book is completed with a biography and a chronology of his works to date, including some unrealized projects.","brand":"Flammarion S.A.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42665126756388,"sku":"9782080204042","price":90.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0725\/9734\/0196\/files\/9782080204042.jpg?v=1773247224","url":"https:\/\/thamesandhudson.com.au\/products\/tadao-ando","provider":"Thames \u0026 Hudson Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}