Tadao Ando

Also known as Tadao Andō, Andō Tadao

Japanese architect (born 1941)

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Tadao Ando is a Japanese architect born in 1941 who is known for his distinctive approach to building design. His work matters because he has significantly influenced contemporary architecture through his innovative use of materials, light, and form.

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Tadao Ando is indexed among the 59 entries in Vinony's Pritzker Prize collection.

Vinony's link graph records 315 inbound references to Tadao Ando, and connects out to Matsuyama, Pritzker Architecture Prize and RCR Arquitectes.

The entry is geolocated on the map in landmark, across 5 mapped points.

It sits within the topics 1941 births, 20th-century Japanese architects and 21st-century Japanese architects.

Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Japan
Place of birth: Minato-ku
Occupation: master builder
Educated at: Osaka University of Arts
Languages spoken: Japanese
Award: Compasso d'Oro
Field of work: architecture
Sport: boxing
Official website: www.tadao-ando.com
Image: Tadao Ando 2004.jpg

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Commons category: Andō Tadao
date of birth: 1941-09-13
topic's main category: Category:Andō Tadao
Commons gallery: 安藤忠雄
name in kana: あんどうただお
name in native language: CACUA
has works in the collection: Museum of Modern Art
floruit: 2010-01-01

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Encyclopedic overview

Tadoa Ando standing besides his granite-edged water-fountain feature 'Silence' outside the Connaught Hotel and Mayfair House Tadao Ando (安藤忠雄, Andō Tadao; born September 13, 1941) is a Japanese architect. Self-taught, he is known for his unique integration of architecture and landscape. Architectural historian Francesco Dal Co described his work as an example of "critical regionalism". Ando was awarded the Pritzker Prize in 1995.

Early life

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