The challenge of an architectural guerrilla at the Pompidou Center. The retrospective dedicated to Tadao Ando. 50 projects, 180 drawings and 70 original models divided into four thematic sections celebrating one of the great protagonists of contemporary architecture.
Tadao Ando, Row House, Sumiyoshi-Azuma House, 1976. Photo: Shinkenchiku-sha
The anthology is an invitation to discover the firm garments of Ando's architecture, such as the use of cement, smooth as silk, which jealously preserves the mixture, the preference accorded to volumes with pure geometries, the integration of elements natural in its spatial devices or, again, the importance given to the intensity of the body experience generated by its projects. Courage, challenge, rejection of conventions: originality, for Tadao Ando, remains the only rule.
The challenge of an architectural guerrilla at the Pompidou Center. The retrospective dedicated to Tadao Ando. 50 projects, 180 drawings and 70 original models divided into four thematic sections celebrating one of the great protagonists of contemporary architecture.
Tadao Ando, Chichu Art Museum, 2004. Photo: Tadao Ando
The anthology is an invitation to discover the firm garments of Ando's architecture, such as the use of cement, smooth as silk, which jealously preserves the mixture, the preference accorded to volumes with pure geometries, the integration of elements natural in its spatial devices or, again, the importance given to the intensity of the body experience generated by its projects. Courage, challenge, rejection of conventions: originality, for Tadao Ando, remains the only rule.
The challenge of an architectural guerrilla at the Pompidou Center. The retrospective dedicated to Tadao Ando. 50 projects, 180 drawings and 70 original models divided into four thematic sections celebrating one of the great protagonists of contemporary architecture.
Tadao Ando, Meditation Space, UNESCO, 1995. Photo: Tadao Ando
The anthology is an invitation to discover the firm garments of Ando's architecture, such as the use of cement, smooth as silk, which jealously preserves the mixture, the preference accorded to volumes with pure geometries, the integration of elements natural in its spatial devices or, again, the importance given to the intensity of the body experience generated by its projects. Courage, challenge, rejection of conventions: originality, for Tadao Ando, remains the only rule.
The challenge of an architectural guerrilla at the Pompidou Center. The retrospective dedicated to Tadao Ando. 50 projects, 180 drawings and 70 original models divided into four thematic sections celebrating one of the great protagonists of contemporary architecture.
Tadao Ando, Festival, 1984. Photo: Tadao Ando
The anthology is an invitation to discover the firm garments of Ando's architecture, such as the use of cement, smooth as silk, which jealously preserves the mixture, the preference accorded to volumes with pure geometries, the integration of elements natural in its spatial devices or, again, the importance given to the intensity of the body experience generated by its projects. Courage, challenge, rejection of conventions: originality, for Tadao Ando, remains the only rule.
The challenge of an architectural guerrilla at the Pompidou Center. The retrospective dedicated to Tadao Ando. 50 projects, 180 drawings and 70 original models divided into four thematic sections celebrating one of the great protagonists of contemporary architecture.
Tadao Ando, Koshino House Addition, 1984. Photo: Tadao Ando
The anthology is an invitation to discover the firm garments of Ando's architecture, such as the use of cement, smooth as silk, which jealously preserves the mixture, the preference accorded to volumes with pure geometries, the integration of elements natural in its spatial devices or, again, the importance given to the intensity of the body experience generated by its projects. Courage, challenge, rejection of conventions: originality, for Tadao Ando, remains the only rule.
The challenge of an architectural guerrilla at the Pompidou Center. The retrospective dedicated to Tadao Ando. 50 projects, 180 drawings and 70 original models divided into four thematic sections celebrating one of the great protagonists of contemporary architecture.
Tadao Ando, Koshino House, 1981. Photo: Tadao Ando
The anthology is an invitation to discover the firm garments of Ando's architecture, such as the use of cement, smooth as silk, which jealously preserves the mixture, the preference accorded to volumes with pure geometries, the integration of elements natural in its spatial devices or, again, the importance given to the intensity of the body experience generated by its projects. Courage, challenge, rejection of conventions: originality, for Tadao Ando, remains the only rule.
The challenge of an architectural guerrilla at the Pompidou Center. The retrospective dedicated to Tadao Ando. 50 projects, 180 drawings and 70 original models divided into four thematic sections celebrating one of the great protagonists of contemporary architecture.
Model of Row House, Sumiyoshi-Azuma House. Credit Centre Pompidou, Mnam/Cci. Photo: Georges Meguerditchian/Dist. RMN-GP
The anthology is an invitation to discover the firm garments of Ando's architecture, such as the use of cement, smooth as silk, which jealously preserves the mixture, the preference accorded to volumes with pure geometries, the integration of elements natural in its spatial devices or, again, the importance given to the intensity of the body experience generated by its projects. Courage, challenge, rejection of conventions: originality, for Tadao Ando, remains the only rule.
The challenge of an architectural guerrilla at the Pompidou Center. The retrospective dedicated to Tadao Ando. 50 projects, 180 drawings and 70 original models divided into four thematic sections celebrating one of the great protagonists of contemporary architecture.
Tadao Ando, Koshino House, 1981-1984. Photo: Shinkenchiku-sha
The anthology is an invitation to discover the firm garments of Ando's architecture, such as the use of cement, smooth as silk, which jealously preserves the mixture, the preference accorded to volumes with pure geometries, the integration of elements natural in its spatial devices or, again, the importance given to the intensity of the body experience generated by its projects. Courage, challenge, rejection of conventions: originality, for Tadao Ando, remains the only rule.
The challenge of an architectural guerrilla at the Pompidou Center. The retrospective dedicated to Tadao Ando. 50 projects, 180 drawings and 70 original models divided into four thematic sections celebrating one of the great protagonists of contemporary architecture.
Tadao Ando, Koshino House, 1981-1984. Photo: Shinkenchiku-sha
The anthology is an invitation to discover the firm garments of Ando's architecture, such as the use of cement, smooth as silk, which jealously preserves the mixture, the preference accorded to volumes with pure geometries, the integration of elements natural in its spatial devices or, again, the importance given to the intensity of the body experience generated by its projects. Courage, challenge, rejection of conventions: originality, for Tadao Ando, remains the only rule.
The challenge of an architectural guerrilla at the Pompidou Center. The retrospective dedicated to Tadao Ando. 50 projects, 180 drawings and 70 original models divided into four thematic sections celebrating one of the great protagonists of contemporary architecture.
Tadao Ando, Rokko Housing I, II, II, 1983 / 1993 / 1999. Photo: Mitsuo Matsouoka
The anthology is an invitation to discover the firm garments of Ando's architecture, such as the use of cement, smooth as silk, which jealously preserves the mixture, the preference accorded to volumes with pure geometries, the integration of elements natural in its spatial devices or, again, the importance given to the intensity of the body experience generated by its projects. Courage, challenge, rejection of conventions: originality, for Tadao Ando, remains the only rule.
The challenge of an architectural guerrilla at the Pompidou Center. The retrospective dedicated to Tadao Ando. 50 projects, 180 drawings and 70 original models divided into four thematic sections celebrating one of the great protagonists of contemporary architecture.
Tadao Ando, Rokko Housing II, 1993. Photo: Mitsuo Matsouoka
The anthology is an invitation to discover the firm garments of Ando's architecture, such as the use of cement, smooth as silk, which jealously preserves the mixture, the preference accorded to volumes with pure geometries, the integration of elements natural in its spatial devices or, again, the importance given to the intensity of the body experience generated by its projects. Courage, challenge, rejection of conventions: originality, for Tadao Ando, remains the only rule.
The challenge of an architectural guerrilla at the Pompidou Center. The retrospective dedicated to Tadao Ando. 50 projects, 180 drawings and 70 original models divided into four thematic sections celebrating one of the great protagonists of contemporary architecture.
Model of Rokko Housing I and II, 1983-1993. Credit Centre Pompidou, Mnam/Cci. Photo: Georges Meguerditchian/Dist. RMN-GP
The anthology is an invitation to discover the firm garments of Ando's architecture, such as the use of cement, smooth as silk, which jealously preserves the mixture, the preference accorded to volumes with pure geometries, the integration of elements natural in its spatial devices or, again, the importance given to the intensity of the body experience generated by its projects. Courage, challenge, rejection of conventions: originality, for Tadao Ando, remains the only rule.
The challenge of an architectural guerrilla at the Pompidou Center. The retrospective dedicated to Tadao Ando. 50 projects, 180 drawings and 70 original models divided into four thematic sections celebrating one of the great protagonists of contemporary architecture.
Model of 4 x 4 House, 2003. Photo: Tadao Ando Architect & Associates
The anthology is an invitation to discover the firm garments of Ando's architecture, such as the use of cement, smooth as silk, which jealously preserves the mixture, the preference accorded to volumes with pure geometries, the integration of elements natural in its spatial devices or, again, the importance given to the intensity of the body experience generated by its projects. Courage, challenge, rejection of conventions: originality, for Tadao Ando, remains the only rule.
The challenge of an architectural guerrilla at the Pompidou Center. The retrospective dedicated to Tadao Ando. 50 projects, 180 drawings and 70 original models divided into four thematic sections celebrating one of the great protagonists of contemporary architecture.
Model of 4 x 4 House, 2003. Photo: Tadao Ando Architect & Associates
The anthology is an invitation to discover the firm garments of Ando's architecture, such as the use of cement, smooth as silk, which jealously preserves the mixture, the preference accorded to volumes with pure geometries, the integration of elements natural in its spatial devices or, again, the importance given to the intensity of the body experience generated by its projects. Courage, challenge, rejection of conventions: originality, for Tadao Ando, remains the only rule.
The challenge of an architectural guerrilla at the Pompidou Center. The retrospective dedicated to Tadao Ando. 50 projects, 180 drawings and 70 original models divided into four thematic sections celebrating one of the great protagonists of contemporary architecture.
Tadao Ando, Church on the Water, 1988. Photo: Yoshio Shiratori
The anthology is an invitation to discover the firm garments of Ando's architecture, such as the use of cement, smooth as silk, which jealously preserves the mixture, the preference accorded to volumes with pure geometries, the integration of elements natural in its spatial devices or, again, the importance given to the intensity of the body experience generated by its projects. Courage, challenge, rejection of conventions: originality, for Tadao Ando, remains the only rule.
The challenge of an architectural guerrilla at the Pompidou Center. The retrospective dedicated to Tadao Ando. 50 projects, 180 drawings and 70 original models divided into four thematic sections celebrating one of the great protagonists of contemporary architecture.
Tadao Ando, Church of the Light, 1989. Photo: Mitsuo Matsuoka
The anthology is an invitation to discover the firm garments of Ando's architecture, such as the use of cement, smooth as silk, which jealously preserves the mixture, the preference accorded to volumes with pure geometries, the integration of elements natural in its spatial devices or, again, the importance given to the intensity of the body experience generated by its projects. Courage, challenge, rejection of conventions: originality, for Tadao Ando, remains the only rule.
The challenge of an architectural guerrilla at the Pompidou Center. The retrospective dedicated to Tadao Ando. 50 projects, 180 drawings and 70 original models divided into four thematic sections celebrating one of the great protagonists of contemporary architecture.
Drawing. Church of the Light, 1989. Photo: Tadao Ando Architect & Associates
The anthology is an invitation to discover the firm garments of Ando's architecture, such as the use of cement, smooth as silk, which jealously preserves the mixture, the preference accorded to volumes with pure geometries, the integration of elements natural in its spatial devices or, again, the importance given to the intensity of the body experience generated by its projects. Courage, challenge, rejection of conventions: originality, for Tadao Ando, remains the only rule.
The challenge of an architectural guerrilla at the Pompidou Center. The retrospective dedicated to Tadao Ando. 50 projects, 180 drawings and 70 original models divided into four thematic sections celebrating one of the great protagonists of contemporary architecture.
Drawing. Nakanoshima Project II - Urban Egg. Photo: Tadao Ando Architect & Associates
The anthology is an invitation to discover the firm garments of Ando's architecture, such as the use of cement, smooth as silk, which jealously preserves the mixture, the preference accorded to volumes with pure geometries, the integration of elements natural in its spatial devices or, again, the importance given to the intensity of the body experience generated by its projects. Courage, challenge, rejection of conventions: originality, for Tadao Ando, remains the only rule.
The challenge of an architectural guerrilla at the Pompidou Center. The retrospective dedicated to Tadao Ando. 50 projects, 180 drawings and 70 original models divided into four thematic sections celebrating one of the great protagonists of contemporary architecture.
Tadao Ando, Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts, 2001. Photo: Shinkenchiku-sha
The anthology is an invitation to discover the firm garments of Ando's architecture, such as the use of cement, smooth as silk, which jealously preserves the mixture, the preference accorded to volumes with pure geometries, the integration of elements natural in its spatial devices or, again, the importance given to the intensity of the body experience generated by its projects. Courage, challenge, rejection of conventions: originality, for Tadao Ando, remains the only rule.
The challenge of an architectural guerrilla at the Pompidou Center. The retrospective dedicated to Tadao Ando. 50 projects, 180 drawings and 70 original models divided into four thematic sections celebrating one of the great protagonists of contemporary architecture.
Tadao Ando, Roberto Garza Sada Center, 2012. Photo: Shigeo Ogawa
The anthology is an invitation to discover the firm garments of Ando's architecture, such as the use of cement, smooth as silk, which jealously preserves the mixture, the preference accorded to volumes with pure geometries, the integration of elements natural in its spatial devices or, again, the importance given to the intensity of the body experience generated by its projects. Courage, challenge, rejection of conventions: originality, for Tadao Ando, remains the only rule.
The challenge of an architectural guerrilla at the Pompidou Center. The retrospective dedicated to Tadao Ando. 50 projects, 180 drawings and 70 original models divided into four thematic sections celebrating one of the great protagonists of contemporary architecture.
Tadao Ando, Shanghai Poly Theater, 2014. Photo: Shigeo Ogawa
The anthology is an invitation to discover the firm garments of Ando's architecture, such as the use of cement, smooth as silk, which jealously preserves the mixture, the preference accorded to volumes with pure geometries, the integration of elements natural in its spatial devices or, again, the importance given to the intensity of the body experience generated by its projects. Courage, challenge, rejection of conventions: originality, for Tadao Ando, remains the only rule.
The challenge of an architectural guerrilla at the Pompidou Center. The retrospective dedicated to Tadao Ando. 50 projects, 180 drawings and 70 original models divided into four thematic sections celebrating one of the great protagonists of contemporary architecture.
Tadao Ando, Liangzhu Village Cultural Art Center, 2015. Photo: Vanke
The anthology is an invitation to discover the firm garments of Ando's architecture, such as the use of cement, smooth as silk, which jealously preserves the mixture, the preference accorded to volumes with pure geometries, the integration of elements natural in its spatial devices or, again, the importance given to the intensity of the body experience generated by its projects. Courage, challenge, rejection of conventions: originality, for Tadao Ando, remains the only rule.
The challenge of an architectural guerrilla at the Pompidou Center. The retrospective dedicated to Tadao Ando. 50 projects, 180 drawings and 70 original models divided into four thematic sections celebrating one of the great protagonists of contemporary architecture.
Tadao Ando, Genesis Museum (in progress), 2012. Photo: Tadao Ando Architect & Associates
The anthology is an invitation to discover the firm garments of Ando's architecture, such as the use of cement, smooth as silk, which jealously preserves the mixture, the preference accorded to volumes with pure geometries, the integration of elements natural in its spatial devices or, again, the importance given to the intensity of the body experience generated by its projects. Courage, challenge, rejection of conventions: originality, for Tadao Ando, remains the only rule.
The challenge of an architectural guerrilla at the Pompidou Center. The retrospective dedicated to Tadao Ando. 50 projects, 180 drawings and 70 original models divided into four thematic sections celebrating one of the great protagonists of contemporary architecture.
Tadao Ando, Children's Museum Hyogo, 1989. Photo: Tomio Ohashi
The anthology is an invitation to discover the firm garments of Ando's architecture, such as the use of cement, smooth as silk, which jealously preserves the mixture, the preference accorded to volumes with pure geometries, the integration of elements natural in its spatial devices or, again, the importance given to the intensity of the body experience generated by its projects. Courage, challenge, rejection of conventions: originality, for Tadao Ando, remains the only rule.
The challenge of an architectural guerrilla at the Pompidou Center. The retrospective dedicated to Tadao Ando. 50 projects, 180 drawings and 70 original models divided into four thematic sections celebrating one of the great protagonists of contemporary architecture.
Tadao Ando, Chikatsu Asuka Historical Museum, 1994. Photo: Shinkenchiku-sha
The anthology is an invitation to discover the firm garments of Ando's architecture, such as the use of cement, smooth as silk, which jealously preserves the mixture, the preference accorded to volumes with pure geometries, the integration of elements natural in its spatial devices or, again, the importance given to the intensity of the body experience generated by its projects. Courage, challenge, rejection of conventions: originality, for Tadao Ando, remains the only rule.
The challenge of an architectural guerrilla at the Pompidou Center. The retrospective dedicated to Tadao Ando. 50 projects, 180 drawings and 70 original models divided into four thematic sections celebrating one of the great protagonists of contemporary architecture.
Tadao Ando, Nariwa Museum, 1994. Photo: Mitsuo Matsuoka
The anthology is an invitation to discover the firm garments of Ando's architecture, such as the use of cement, smooth as silk, which jealously preserves the mixture, the preference accorded to volumes with pure geometries, the integration of elements natural in its spatial devices or, again, the importance given to the intensity of the body experience generated by its projects. Courage, challenge, rejection of conventions: originality, for Tadao Ando, remains the only rule.
The challenge of an architectural guerrilla at the Pompidou Center. The retrospective dedicated to Tadao Ando. 50 projects, 180 drawings and 70 original models divided into four thematic sections celebrating one of the great protagonists of contemporary architecture.
Tadao Ando, Awaji Yumebutai, 1999. Photo: Mitsuo Matsuoka
The anthology is an invitation to discover the firm garments of Ando's architecture, such as the use of cement, smooth as silk, which jealously preserves the mixture, the preference accorded to volumes with pure geometries, the integration of elements natural in its spatial devices or, again, the importance given to the intensity of the body experience generated by its projects. Courage, challenge, rejection of conventions: originality, for Tadao Ando, remains the only rule.
The challenge of an architectural guerrilla at the Pompidou Center. The retrospective dedicated to Tadao Ando. 50 projects, 180 drawings and 70 original models divided into four thematic sections celebrating one of the great protagonists of contemporary architecture.
Tadao Ando, Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, 2002. Photo: Mitsuo Matsuoka
The anthology is an invitation to discover the firm garments of Ando's architecture, such as the use of cement, smooth as silk, which jealously preserves the mixture, the preference accorded to volumes with pure geometries, the integration of elements natural in its spatial devices or, again, the importance given to the intensity of the body experience generated by its projects. Courage, challenge, rejection of conventions: originality, for Tadao Ando, remains the only rule.
The challenge of an architectural guerrilla at the Pompidou Center. The retrospective dedicated to Tadao Ando. 50 projects, 180 drawings and 70 original models divided into four thematic sections celebrating one of the great protagonists of contemporary architecture.
Tadao Ando, Hill of the Buddha, 2015. Photo: Shigeo Ogawa
The anthology is an invitation to discover the firm garments of Ando's architecture, such as the use of cement, smooth as silk, which jealously preserves the mixture, the preference accorded to volumes with pure geometries, the integration of elements natural in its spatial devices or, again, the importance given to the intensity of the body experience generated by its projects. Courage, challenge, rejection of conventions: originality, for Tadao Ando, remains the only rule.
The challenge of an architectural guerrilla at the Pompidou Center. The retrospective dedicated to Tadao Ando. 50 projects, 180 drawings and 70 original models divided into four thematic sections celebrating one of the great protagonists of contemporary architecture.
Tadao Ando, Benesse House Museum / Oval, Naoshima, 1992-1995. Photo: Mitsuo Matsuoka
The anthology is an invitation to discover the firm garments of Ando's architecture, such as the use of cement, smooth as silk, which jealously preserves the mixture, the preference accorded to volumes with pure geometries, the integration of elements natural in its spatial devices or, again, the importance given to the intensity of the body experience generated by its projects. Courage, challenge, rejection of conventions: originality, for Tadao Ando, remains the only rule.
The challenge of an architectural guerrilla at the Pompidou Center. The retrospective dedicated to Tadao Ando. 50 projects, 180 drawings and 70 original models divided into four thematic sections celebrating one of the great protagonists of contemporary architecture.
Tadao Ando, Benesse House Museum, Naoshima, 1992. Photo: Kaori Ichikawa
The anthology is an invitation to discover the firm garments of Ando's architecture, such as the use of cement, smooth as silk, which jealously preserves the mixture, the preference accorded to volumes with pure geometries, the integration of elements natural in its spatial devices or, again, the importance given to the intensity of the body experience generated by its projects. Courage, challenge, rejection of conventions: originality, for Tadao Ando, remains the only rule.
The challenge of an architectural guerrilla at the Pompidou Center. The retrospective dedicated to Tadao Ando. 50 projects, 180 drawings and 70 original models divided into four thematic sections celebrating one of the great protagonists of contemporary architecture.
Tadao Ando, Benesse House Oval, Naoshima, 1995. Photo: Mitsumasa Fujitsuka
The anthology is an invitation to discover the firm garments of Ando's architecture, such as the use of cement, smooth as silk, which jealously preserves the mixture, the preference accorded to volumes with pure geometries, the integration of elements natural in its spatial devices or, again, the importance given to the intensity of the body experience generated by its projects. Courage, challenge, rejection of conventions: originality, for Tadao Ando, remains the only rule.
The challenge of an architectural guerrilla at the Pompidou Center. The retrospective dedicated to Tadao Ando. 50 projects, 180 drawings and 70 original models divided into four thematic sections celebrating one of the great protagonists of contemporary architecture.
Tadao Ando, Chichu Art Museum, Naoshima, 2004. Photo: Tadao Ando Architect & Associates
The anthology is an invitation to discover the firm garments of Ando's architecture, such as the use of cement, smooth as silk, which jealously preserves the mixture, the preference accorded to volumes with pure geometries, the integration of elements natural in its spatial devices or, again, the importance given to the intensity of the body experience generated by its projects. Courage, challenge, rejection of conventions: originality, for Tadao Ando, remains the only rule.
The challenge of an architectural guerrilla at the Pompidou Center. The retrospective dedicated to Tadao Ando. 50 projects, 180 drawings and 70 original models divided into four thematic sections celebrating one of the great protagonists of contemporary architecture.
Ando Museum, Naoshima, 2013. Photo: Shigeo Ogawa
The anthology is an invitation to discover the firm garments of Ando's architecture, such as the use of cement, smooth as silk, which jealously preserves the mixture, the preference accorded to volumes with pure geometries, the integration of elements natural in its spatial devices or, again, the importance given to the intensity of the body experience generated by its projects. Courage, challenge, rejection of conventions: originality, for Tadao Ando, remains the only rule.
The challenge of an architectural guerrilla at the Pompidou Center. The retrospective dedicated to Tadao Ando. 50 projects, 180 drawings and 70 original models divided into four thematic sections celebrating one of the great protagonists of contemporary architecture.
Tadao Ando, Punta della Dogana, 2009. Photo: Shigeo Ogawa
The anthology is an invitation to discover the firm garments of Ando's architecture, such as the use of cement, smooth as silk, which jealously preserves the mixture, the preference accorded to volumes with pure geometries, the integration of elements natural in its spatial devices or, again, the importance given to the intensity of the body experience generated by its projects. Courage, challenge, rejection of conventions: originality, for Tadao Ando, remains the only rule.
The challenge of an architectural guerrilla at the Pompidou Center. The retrospective dedicated to Tadao Ando. 50 projects, 180 drawings and 70 original models divided into four thematic sections celebrating one of the great protagonists of contemporary architecture.
Tadao Ando, Stone Sculpture Museum, 2010. Photo: Shigeo Ogawa
The anthology is an invitation to discover the firm garments of Ando's architecture, such as the use of cement, smooth as silk, which jealously preserves the mixture, the preference accorded to volumes with pure geometries, the integration of elements natural in its spatial devices or, again, the importance given to the intensity of the body experience generated by its projects. Courage, challenge, rejection of conventions: originality, for Tadao Ando, remains the only rule.
The challenge of an architectural guerrilla at the Pompidou Center. The retrospective dedicated to Tadao Ando. 50 projects, 180 drawings and 70 original models divided into four thematic sections celebrating one of the great protagonists of contemporary architecture.
Model of Bourse de Commerce, 2016. Photo: Tadao Ando Architect & Associates
The anthology is an invitation to discover the firm garments of Ando's architecture, such as the use of cement, smooth as silk, which jealously preserves the mixture, the preference accorded to volumes with pure geometries, the integration of elements natural in its spatial devices or, again, the importance given to the intensity of the body experience generated by its projects. Courage, challenge, rejection of conventions: originality, for Tadao Ando, remains the only rule.
The challenge of an architectural guerrilla at the Pompidou Center. The retrospective dedicated to Tadao Ando. 50 projects, 180 drawings and 70 original models divided into four thematic sections celebrating one of the great protagonists of contemporary architecture.
Portrait Tadao Ando. Photo: Kazumi Kurigami
The anthology is an invitation to discover the firm garments of Ando's architecture, such as the use of cement, smooth as silk, which jealously preserves the mixture, the preference accorded to volumes with pure geometries, the integration of elements natural in its spatial devices or, again, the importance given to the intensity of the body experience generated by its projects. Courage, challenge, rejection of conventions: originality, for Tadao Ando, remains the only rule.
