TASCHEN Documents Tadao Ando’s Architectural Career in a New Collectible Book

Summary

• TASCHEN has launched a new book in collaboration with acclaimed architect, Tadao Ando
• The 594-page volume features 750 sketches and plans that spans Ando’s career
• The book, priced at $200 USD, is available for pre-order with an official November release

TASCHEN has published Tadao Ando. Sketches, Drawings, and Architecture, a 594-page multilingual volume created in close collaboration with the Modernist master himself. Presented as an intimate journey through his creative mind, the book treats Tadao Ando’s hand-drawn sketches as “an architect’s words,” inviting readers to explore the impulses behind his most celebrated designs.

It gathers an extensive selection of 750 sketches, drawings, models and technical plans, tracing his architectural evolution from 1975 to the present day. This offers a comprehensive look at some of Ando’s most renowned projects, from his early work like the Row House in Sumiyoshi to later masterpieces such as the Chichu Art Museum and the Bourse de Commerce.

Readers are given a unique insight into the ethos that guides his practice, which is a profound focus on the human experience, memory, and the enduring power of place. Scattered throughout are Ando’s own reflections – featured in a new foreword and interwoven commentary – that reveal his unwavering focus on human experience, the resonance of memory, and the enduring power of place.

Priced at $200 USD, the book is currently available for pre-order now via TASCHEN and is set to officially hit the shelves in November.

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