Arts (Painting, Sculpture, Design, Architecture)

Tadao Ando

Japan / September 13, 1941
Architect; Professor, University of Tokyo

"An architect who explored the limits of humankind's relationship with nature through his original forms and structures"
Using the medium of unfinished reinforced concrete, Professor Ando has developed a unique mode of architectural expression infused with a sense of nature. As one of Japan's leading architects, he has pushed the possibilities of modern architecture and continues to expand the field's possibilities on a global scale.

BRIEF BIOGRAPHY

1941	Born in Osaka, Japan
1962-1969	Self-educated in architecture, Travels in U.S.A., Europe and Africa
1969	Established Tadao Ando Architect and Associates
1987	Visiting Professor, Yale University
1988	Visiting Professor, Columbia University
1990	Visiting Professor, Harvard University
1997-present	Professor, the University of Tokyo

AWARDS AND HONORS

1979	Annual Prize, Architectural Institute of Japan
1989	The Gold Medal, The French Academy of Architecture
1993	Japan Art Academy Prize
1995	Pritzker Architecture Prize Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, Chevalier, France Asahi Prize
1996	The 8th Praemium Imperiale, Japan
1997	Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, Officier, France The RIBA (The Royal Institute of British Architects) Gold Medal
2002	The AIA (The American Institute of Architects) Gold Medal
Members:	The American Institute of Architects (AIA), The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), The French Academy of Architecture Honorary Degree from University of Roma

MAJOR WORKS

1975-1976	Row House, Sumiyoshi (Azuma House), Osaka, Japan
1978-1983	Rokko Housing I, Kobe, Japan
1984-1991	Water Temple, Awaji, Japan
1987-1989	Church of the Light, Osaka, Japan
1990-1994	Chikatsu-Asuka Historical Museum, Osaka, Japan
1992-2000	FABRICA, (Benetton Communication Research Center) Treviso, Italy
1992-2001	Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts, St. Louis, U. S. A.
1994-1995	Meditation Space, UNESCO, Paris, France Others

[Back to Top]