Icon and iconoclast - Tadao Ando
 
"People should have freedom to think freely, not the freedom to do anything they like. Architecture is the same."
-- Tadao Ando
Models of Ando's design for the Abu Dhabi Maritime Museum. (Photo source: The Japan Times Online)
Icon and iconoclast
Tadao Ando's architectural vision goes way beyond buildings. He's an . . .
By EDAN CORKILL
One of the first houses built by Japan's most famous architect, Tadao Ando, is centered around an open atrium. That sounds nice until you realize that the atrium forms the only "corridor" between each of the rooms. Fancy a hot cup of tea before bed on a rainy winter's night? You'll need an umbrella and an overcoat to get to the kitchen. >>> Read More
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