Tadao Ando

Tadao Ando
Ando in 2004
Born (1941-09-13) 13 September 1941
Minato-ku, Osaka, Japan
OccupationArchitect
Awards
PracticeTadao Ando Architects & Associates
Buildings
ProjectsRokko Housing I, II, III, Kobe, 1983-1999

Tadao Ando (安藤 忠雄, Andō Tadao, born 13 September 1941) is a self-taught Japanese autodidact architect known for his unique integration of architecture and landscape. Architectural historian Francesco Dal Co described his work as an example of "critical regionalism". Ando received the prestigious Pritzker Architecture Prize in 1995.

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