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Tadao Ando

Tadao Ando

Based in: Osaka
Born: 1941
Website: www.tadao-ando.com

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Awards

Alvar Aalto Medal (1985)Winner
Pritzker Architecture Prize (1995)Winner
RIBA Royal Gold Medal (1997)Winner
AIA Gold Medal (2002)Winner
Praemium Imperiale (1996)Winner

Biography

Japanese architect (1941–). Self-taught, Pritzker Prize laureate 1995. Known for minimalist concrete structures integrating nature and light.

Projects(5)

Church of the Light in Ibaraki

Church of the Light

Ibaraki · 1989

Chichu Art Museum in Naoshima

Chichu Art Museum

Naoshima · 2004

Pulitzer Arts Foundation in St. Louis

Pulitzer Arts Foundation

St. Louis · 2001

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