{"product_id":"9783836535496","title":"Ando","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eA monumental touch: Tadao Ando, master of the serene yet mighty\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhilippe Starck describes him as a “mystic in a country which is no longer mystic.” Karl Lagerfeld regards him as a 21st-century genius who “saw everything, learned everything, then forgot everything and remade everything.” For the Pritzker Prize jury, “originality is his medium.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this essential TASCHEN introduction to \u003cb\u003eTadao Ando\u003c\/b\u003e we explore the \u003cb\u003ehybrid of tradition, modernism, and function\u003c\/b\u003e that allows his buildings to enchant architects, designers, fashion designers, and beyond. Through key projects including private homes, churches, museums, apartment complexes, and cultural spaces, we explore a uniquely monumental yet comforting aesthetic that draws as much on the calm restraint of \u003cb\u003eJapanese tradition\u003c\/b\u003e as the \u003cb\u003ecompelling modernist vocabularies\u003c\/b\u003e of Bauhaus and Le Corbusier.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith featured projects in Japan, France, Italy, Spain, and the United States, we see not only Ando’s global reach but also his \u003cb\u003erefined sensitivity for the environs\u003c\/b\u003e : the play of light through windows, and, in particular, the interaction of buildings with water. From the mesmerizing Church of the Light in Osaka to the luminous Punta della Dogana Contemporary Art Center in Venice, this is a radiant tour through a distinctly contemporary form as much as a timeless appeal of light, elements, and equilibrium.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout the series:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eEach book in TASCHEN’s Basic Architecture series features:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e an introduction to the life and work of the architect \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e the major works in chronological order \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e information about the clients, architectural preconditions as well as construction problems and resolutions \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e a list of all the selected works and a map indicating the locations of the best and most famous buildings \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e approximately 120 illustrations (photographs, sketches, drafts and plans)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Taschen America, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47060943274224,"sku":"9783836535496","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9783836535496_p0.jpg?v=1769888122","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9783836535496","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}