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Ando. Complete Works 1975–Today. 40th Ed.
30Availability: In StockDiscover the master of Modernist simplicity, Tadao Ando. Bringing our XXL-sized tribute to a smaller, more convenient format, this collection spans the architect’s entire career—including new projects like the Shanghai Poly Grand Theater and the Roberto Garza Sada Center in Monterrey, Mexico—and profiles each structure through photographs and architectural drawings.
Hardcover, 6.1 x 8.5 in., 2.45 lb, 512 pages
“A thoughtful and provocative study of the Japanese architect whose earthbound concrete buildings are both sensual and serene.”
“The book is sure to satiate all fans of the architect, and create new ones out of those who have not come across his work.”
“An influential architect’s austere, ingenious work in a stunning monograph.”
"If there’s one man responsible for making concrete sexy again it’s this guy."
Ando. Complete Works 1975–Today. 40th Ed.
30Perfection in Simplicity
Tadao Ando’s complete works from 1975 until today
Discover the unique aesthetic of Tadao Ando, the only architect ever to have won the discipline’s four most prestigious prizes: the Pritzker, Carlsberg, Praemium Imperiale, and Kyoto Prize.
This collection spans the breadth of Ando’s entire career, including such stunning new projects as the Shanghai Poly Grand Theater and the Roberto Garza Sada Center in Monterrey, Mexico. Each project is profiled through photographs and architectural drawings that explore Ando’s unprecedented use of concrete, wood, water, light, space, and natural forms.
Featuring designs from award-winning private homes, churches, museums, and apartment complexes to cultural spaces throughout Japan, South Korea, France, Italy, Germany, Mexico, and the USA, this compact edition brings you up close and personal with a Modernist master.
This collection spans the breadth of Ando’s entire career, including such stunning new projects as the Shanghai Poly Grand Theater and the Roberto Garza Sada Center in Monterrey, Mexico. Each project is profiled through photographs and architectural drawings that explore Ando’s unprecedented use of concrete, wood, water, light, space, and natural forms.
Featuring designs from award-winning private homes, churches, museums, and apartment complexes to cultural spaces throughout Japan, South Korea, France, Italy, Germany, Mexico, and the USA, this compact edition brings you up close and personal with a Modernist master.
The author
Philip Jodidio studied art history and economics at Harvard and edited Connaissance des Arts for over 20 years. His TASCHEN books include the Architecture Now! series and monographs on numerous major architects, including Norman Foster, Tadao Ando, Renzo Piano, Jean Nouvel, and Zaha Hadid.
Ando. Complete Works 1975–Today. 40th Ed.
Hardcover, 15.6 x 21.7 cm, 1.11 kg, 512 pagesISBN 978-3-8365-6586-8
Edition: Multilingual (English, French, German)ISBN 978-3-8365-6587-5
Edition: Multilingual (Italian, Portuguese, Spanish)Download product images here
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Superbe
October 31, 2021
Excellent couverture de l'ensemble des oeuvre de l'artiste, avec de fantastiques illustrations.Ando. Complete Works 1975–Today. 40th Anniversary Edition
October 27, 2021
Delighted to discover the complete work of Tadao Ando in a compact size book!!Superbe
October 31, 2021
Excellent couverture de l'ensemble des oeuvre de l'artiste, avec de fantastiques illustrations.Sehr zu empfehlen
October 29, 2021
Sehr schöne Sammlung von Andos Gesamtwerk mit zahlreichen Innen- und Außenaufnahmen, Zeichnungen und Grundrissen sowie ausführlichen Texten.