Tadao Ando. Sketches, Drawings, and Architecture

Provides a rare view into how his ideas take shape, from the immediacy of the first pencil lines to the precision of architectural drawings that define his built works. * Arch Daily *Delve into this definitive collection of his sketches and drawings to gain a deeper insight into the mind of one of the greats. * Elle Decoration *A celebration of the enduring value of the hand-drawn line. * Design Boom *In the hefty tome, readers are invited to discover Ando’s raw pencil sketches and technical drawings, making Tadao Ando. Sketches, Drawings, and Architecture, a true, and previously unseen, visual feast. * Wallpaper* *TASCHEN has compiled Tadao Ando’s sketches and drawings in a volume comprising almost 600 pages. And as you leaf through the pages, look at the images, and read the texts that Ando has written to accompany them, you experience the same effect as when you enter his buildings. Calm, relaxation, contemplation. What a masterpiece by a great master. * Die Zeit *I want to condense the intent behind the design into a single drawing. Drawings are an architect’s words. * Tadao Ando *

Tadao Ando (born in 1941) is one of the world’s most renowned contemporary architects. Entirely self taught, he founded Tadao Ando Architect & Associates in 1969 after an extended journey through Europe, Africa, and Asia. He is a recipient of the Pritzker Prize (1995), RIBA Royal Gold Medal (1997), AIA Gold Medal (2002), and Praemium Imperiale (1996). Ando continues to work from his native Osaka.