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RIBA Royal Gold Medal 1997 | Memar

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1997

RIBA Royal Gold Medal

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Tadao Ando

Tadao Ando

Based in: OsakaBorn: 1941

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

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Tadao Ando