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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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- 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.
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