Discover the unique aesthetic ofTadao 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 theShanghai Poly Grand Theaterand theRoberto Garza Sada Centerin Monterrey, Mexico. Each project is profiled throughphotographsandarchitectural drawingsthat 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.
