Highlighting Issey Miyake’s concept in clothing design of “A Piece of Cloth,” Ando devised the idea for the roof as one sheet of folded steel. In addition to the roof, the two sides of the building incorporate Japan’s world-leading technology. 80% of the volume of the structure is built underground where a naturally lit sunken court creates a dynamic atmosphere.
Tadao Ando, born in 1941 in Osaka. After being self taught as an architect, he founded Tadao Ando Architect & Associates in 1969. His notable works include, Rokko Housing One, The Church of Light, Chichu Art Museum, Punta della Dogana, Shanghai Poly Grand Theatre, Clark Art Institute etc. Awards include, Row House in Sumiyoshi, Osaka, which gave him the Annual Prize of Architectural Institute of Japan in 1979, Academie d’Architecture (French Academy of Architecture) in 1989, The Pritzker Architecture Prize in 1995. He is also proffessor at Tokyo University from 1997, honorable professor from 2003.
21_21 DESIGN SIGHT holds exhibitions devoted to the theme of “everyday life” with multidirectional programs such as talks and workshops; visitors can be exposed to the pleasures of design and have new experiences filled with surprises. 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT is the hub where the future of design as culture is discovered and created.
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