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Tadao Ando. Nora Zambrana 09-10915. Tadao Ando. Born in Osaka He did not receive any formal architectural schooling, instead he himself by and. Tadao Ando.
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Tadao Ando Nora Zambrana 09-10915
Tadao Ando • Born in Osaka • He did not receive any formal architectural schooling, instead he himself by • and
TadaoAndo • "I was never a good student. I always prefered learning things on my own outside of class… There's a lot of great traditional architecture in the area. I was studying architecture by going to see actual building, and reading books about them.“ • "I traced the drawings of his early period so many times, that all pages turned black”
TadaoAndo • Ando developed a radically new architecture characterized by the use of unfinished reinforced concrete structures: • Using a geometric simplicity • Architecture shares the serenity and clarity that characterize traditional Japanese architecture. • He is winner of many prestigous architectural awards • Carlsberg Prize (1992), • PritzkerPrize (1995), • PraemiumImperiale (1996), • Gold Medal of Royal Institute of British Architects (1997)
TadaoAndo • NagaragawaConventionCenter,Gifu,Japan
Tadao Ando • ChurchontheWater 1988
TadaoAndo • Chuch of the light 1989