Tadao Ando: Conversations with Students
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| Rating | : | 4.82 (622 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1616890703 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 96 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-18 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"Tadao Ando" according to David Rosen. The prominent Japanese architect Tadao Ando combines history and nature, intellect and emotions in a unique manner. His ideas are interesting for the educated reader as well as for students of architecture and of Japan. Mr. Hunter's very readable translation clarifies Ando's personal history and motivation, particularly his personal interaction with technology and modernity. Ando retains a strong commitment to both social responsibility and working with the earth's features such as light, wind and water. His architecture fulfills his. Fantastic! This is one of the few books in English that opens a door to Ando's personality and worldview. I loved every page of this book and recommend it to any Ando fan. You'll get a sense of who he is and why his buildings resonate the way they do. His advice to architecture students is worth the price of admission alone!. PVreader said Up close and Personal with Ando-san. This slim volume contains as much personal detail and philosophical musing from Ando-san as anything which has been published regarding this much admired architect.
He has received numerous awards, including The Pritzker Architecture Prize and the Gold Medal of the American Institute of Architects.Matthew Ross Hunter is a freelance translator in San Francisco and holds a B.A. and M.A. . Tadao Ando is one of the world's foremost contemporary architects. in Japanese language and translation
He has received numerous awards, including The Pritzker Architecture Prize and the Gold Medal of the American Institute of Architects.Matthew Ross Hunter is a freelance translator in San Francisco and holds a B.A. About the Author Tadao Ando is one of the world's foremost contemporary architects. and M.A. . in Japanese language and translation
His minimalist masterworks-geometric forms clad in silky-smooth exposed concrete-are suffused with natural light and set in perfect harmony with the landscape. One of the most celebrated living architects, Ando is best known for crafting serenely austere structures that fuse Japanese building traditions with Western modernism. In these highlights from lectures delivered at the University of Tokyo's Graduate School of Architecture, Ando candidly describes his experiences as a largely self-taught practitioner, tracing his development from an early interest in the traditional building craft of his native Japan through his political awakening in the turbulent 1960s to his current stature as one of the world's foremost architects. The newest volume in our popular Conversations series features Japanese architect Tadao Ando. In addition to exploring his aesthetic influences and working process, Ando offers students a road map not only for maintaining professional integrity, but also for becoming effective agents of change in the world.