Tadao Ando

Tadao Ando
Tadao Ando
	Tadao Ando in 2004
Born	13 September 1941 (age 82); Minato-ku, Osaka, Japan
Occupation	Architect
Awards	Alvar Aalto Medal, 1985; Carlsberg Architectural Prize, 1992; Pritzker Prize, 1995; RIBA Royal Gold Medal, 1997; AIA Gold Medal, 2002; Neutra Medal for Professional Excellence, 2012;
Practice	Tadao Ando Architects & Associates
Buildings	Row House, Sumiyoshi, 1979; Church of the Light, Osaka, 1989; Water Temple, Awaji, 1991;
Projects	Rokko Housing I, II, III, Kobe, 1983–1999

Tadao Ando (安藤忠雄, Andō Tadao, born 13 September 1941) is a Japanese autodidact architect^[1]^[2] whose approach to architecture and landscape was categorized by architectural historian Francesco Dal Co as "critical regionalism". He is the winner of the 1995 Pritzker Prize.

^ "Tadao Ando - Great Buildings Online". www.greatbuildings.com. Archived from the original on 10 September 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
^ "Biography: Tadao Ando". The Pritzker Architecture Prize. Archived from the original on 9 November 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2008.

[1] "Tadao Ando - Great Buildings Online". www.greatbuildings.com. Archived from the original on 10 September 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2018.

[pritzker-2] "Biography: Tadao Ando". The Pritzker Architecture Prize. Archived from the original on 9 November 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2008.

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Tadao Ando
Tadao Ando in 2004
Born	(1941-09-13) 13 September 1941 (age 82) Minato-ku, Osaka, Japan
Occupation	Architect
Awards	Alvar Aalto Medal, 1985 Carlsberg Architectural Prize, 1992 Pritzker Prize, 1995 RIBA Royal Gold Medal, 1997 AIA Gold Medal, 2002 Neutra Medal for Professional Excellence, 2012

Practice	Tadao Ando Architects & Associates
Buildings	Row House, Sumiyoshi, 1979 Church of the Light, Osaka, 1989 Water Temple, Awaji, 1991
Projects	Rokko Housing I, II, III, Kobe, 1983–1999