4. He believed that the way people
live can be little directed by
architecture.
“ You cant really say what is
beautiful about a place, but the
image of the place remains vividly
within you..”
5. Church on the Water
Ashiya (1979-81)
Collezzione
Tokyo (1989)
Light Space Humanity
Koshino House
Ashiya (1979-81)
7. Ando has a strong background in Japanese culture. He was
raised in Japan and lives there. Japanese religion and style
of life strongly influenced his architecture and design.
Ando's architectural style is said to create a "haiku" effect,
emphasizing nothingness and empty space to represent the
beauty of simplicity. He favors designing complex spatial
circulation while maintaining the appearance of simplicity. A
self-taught architect, he keeps his Japanese culture and
language in mind while he travels around Europe for
research. As an architect, he believes that architecture can
change society, that "to change the dwelling is to change
the city and to reform society". "Reform society" could be a
promotion of a place or a change of the identity of that
place. According to Werner Blaser, "Good buildings by
Tadao Ando create memorable identity and therefore
publicity, which in turn attracts the public and promotes
market penetration".
8. For Ando, Light is an architecture of duality – the dual
nature of [co]existence – solid/void, light/dark,
stark/serene. The coexisting differences leave the
church void of any, and all, ornament creating a pure,
unadorned space. The intersection of light and solid
raises the occupants awareness of the spiritual and
secular within themselves.
9.
10. Walls, Light, Wind, Flow
Koshino House
Ashiya (1979-81)
Kidosaki House
Ashiya (1979-81)
Old/New Rokko
Restaurant
Kobe (1985-86)
Chikatsu-Asuka
Historical Museum
Osaka (1990-94)
14. 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
19. Light is the origin of all being. Light gives with each
moment new form to being and new interrelationship
to things and architecture condenses light to its most
concise being. The creation of space in architecture is
simply the condensation and purification of the power
of light.
20. “I do not believe architecture should speak too much.
It should remain silent and let nature in the guise of
sunlight and wind speak”
Creates spaces that respond to human needs and
spirit juxtaposing powerful concrete walls with light
and nature, deep sense of peace, simple materials and
geometry.
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Born in 1941 in Osaka, Japan
Carpenter
Self-taught Architect
Apprenticed, but mostly traveled and drew
Influenced by Le Corbusier, Mies van der Rohe, Alvar Aalto, Frank Lloyd Wright and Louis Kahn
Architect of Light
Master of Space
Builder for Humanity
Unifies Building and Nature to create deep sense of Sanctuary
Opened own firm 1969
Became known with Azuma House
Narrow
Private barrier
Open to nature
Return to traditional Japanese life-style of contact with light, air, rain and other natural elements
Connect building to life that will be lived there
Independent of movements or schools of architecture
Key elements: walls, light, wind, and flow
Juxtaposition
Private zone against urban chaos
Uses glass and play of light and wind to bring calming nature inside
Timeless and Universal
Primary material = Concrete
Precisely crafted wooden forms
Varnished and polished\
Smooth as silk
1980s
Complex of apartments
Modular cubes 18’
Central stair
Unique apartments
The Box that provokes
“I do not believe architecture should speak too much. It should remain silent and let nature in the guise of sunlight and wind speak”
Creates spaces that respond to human needs and spirit
Juxtaposing powerful concrete walls with light and nature
Deep sense of peace
Simple materials and geometry
Exquisite body of work
Importance of water
Set in wooded hills
Enter into glass cube room
Descend darkened curved stairway
Open to dramatic vista
Cross in water
Open end to nature
Water used in other works
Nawira Museum entry ramp
Modern rises from water
Water also creates paths
Paths an important theme
Children’s Museum = waterfall terraces
Naoshima = wide stairway and diagonals lead to top
1995 Pritzker Prize