Tadao Ando

GPTKB entity

Properties (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf architect
gptkbp:associatedWith Modern architecture
Postmodern architecture
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Royal_Institute_of_British_Architects_Gold_Medal
gptkb:Pritzker_Architecture_Prize
gptkb:Japan_Art_Association's_Praemium_Imperiale
gptkbp:birthDate 1941-09-13
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Osaka,_Japan
gptkbp:education gptkb:Osaka_University_of_Arts
gptkbp:exhibits gptkb:Centre_Pompidou
gptkb:Museum_of_Modern_Art,_New_York
gptkb:National_Gallery_of_Canada
gptkb:Tokyo_National_Museum_of_Modern_Art
Venice Biennale
gptkbp:famousFor public buildings
cultural institutions
residential designs
spiritual spaces
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tadao Ando
gptkbp:inception 1983
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Louis_Kahn
gptkb:Alvar_Aalto
gptkb:Le_Corbusier
Tadao_Ando's_travels
gptkbp:influences Zen Buddhism
Japanese_traditional_architecture
gptkbp:knownFor integration with nature
use of natural light
concrete as a primary material
gptkbp:nationality Japanese
gptkbp:notableWorks gptkb:Church_of_the_Light
gptkb:Water_Temple
gptkb:Pulitzer_Arts_Foundation
Benesse House
The_Row_House_(Azuma_House)
gptkbp:philosophy simplicity
harmony with nature
materiality
light and shadow
spatial experience
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Tokyo,_Japan
gptkbp:style minimalism
concrete architecture
gptkbp:training gptkb:Tadao_Ando_Architect_&_Associates
gptkbp:website http://www.tadaoando.com