Ando. Complete Works 1975–Today. Art Edition ‘Bourse de Commerce, Paris’
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Discover the master of Modernist simplicity in this overview of Tadao Ando’s entire career. Following the architect from his beginnings in 1975 to today, this updated XXL-sized tribute profiles each structure through stunning photographs and drawings, and includes such new projects as the He Art Museum in Foshan, China, and the Bourse de Commerce in Paris.
Art Edition (No. 1–100) with an original sketch of the Bourse de Commerce, Paris, on Fedrigoni Natural paper, signed by Tadao Ando. The book and artwork come in a wooden box lacquered in light blue, designed by Ando and produced in Italy.
“An influential architect’s austere, ingenious work in a stunning monograph.”
Ando. Complete Works 1975–Today. Art Edition ‘Bourse de Commerce, Paris’
2500Perfection in Simplicity
Tadao Ando’s complete works from 1975 until today
Discover the completely 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.
Philippe Starck defines him as a “mystic in a country which is no longer mystic.” Philip Drew calls his buildings “land art” as they “struggle to emerge from the earth.” His designs have been described as haiku crafted from concrete, water, light, and space. But to Ando, true architecture is not expressed in metaphysics or beauty, but rather through space that embodies physical wisdom.
This thoroughly updated edition spans the breadth of his entire career, including such stunning new projects as the Bourse de Commerce in Paris and the Nakanoshima Children’s Book Forest in Osaka. Each project is profiled through photographs and architectural drawings to 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 XXL-edition brings you up close and personal with a Modernist master.
Art Edition (No. 1–100) with an original sketch of the Bourse de Commerce, Paris, on Fedrigoni Natural paper, signed by Tadao Ando. The book and artwork come in a wooden box designed by Ando and produced in Italy.
The artist
Tadao Ando (born in 1941) is one of the world’s most renowned contemporary architects. At first a boxer, he decided to pursue architecture two years after graduating from high school. He is the only one to have won the discipline’s four most prestigious prizes: the Pritzker, Carlsberg, Praemium Imperiale, and Kyoto Prize. Ando currently works from his native Osaka.
The editor and 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. Art Edition ‘Bourse de Commerce, Paris’
Hardcover, wooden box lacquered in light blue, with an original sketch on Fedrigoni Natural paper in portfolio, 30.8 x 39.0 cm (12.1 x 15.4 in), 7.15 kg (15.76 lb), 740 pagesISBN 978-3-8365-9418-9
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