Architecture Ruins / Tadao Ando
July 23, 2020
I like ruins because what remains is not the total design, but the clarity of thought, the naked structure, the spirit of the thing. – Tadao Ando
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Tadao Ando (born 13 September 1941) is a self-taught Japanese architect whose approach to architecture and landscape was categorized by architectural historian Francesco Dal Co as “critical regionalism.” He is the winner of the 1995 Pritzker Prize.
I like ruins because what remains is not the total design, but the clarity of thought, the naked structure, the spirit of the thing. – Tadao Ando
The Benesse House Museum designed by Tadao Ando opened in 1992 as a facility integrating a museum with a hotel based on the concept of “coexistence of nature, art, and…
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I think that everybody, in our day-to-day jobs, needs to stop thinking so much about seeking immediate gain. Instead, we need to focus on the distant future – a society…
Tom Ford’s Ranch by Japanese Architect Tadao Ando has a serene Japanese aesthetic that blends surprisingly well with the 24,000-acre ranch arid terrain of Santa Fe, USA. This ranch, designed…
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Completed in 2014 by Japanese Architect Tadao Ando, Casa Wabi is an Art Centre and residential house organized along a 312-meter long concrete wall in a picturesque site on the Mexican seafront.
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When you look at Japanese traditional architecture, you have to look at Japanese culture and its relationship with nature. You can actually live in a harmonious, close contact with nature…
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