Philip Jodidio; Tadao Ando (signed sketch) - ANDO: Complete Works - 2004

Item Description
"ANDO: Complete Works" by Philip Jodidio, published by Taschen (2004). This is a large-format hardcover comprehensively covering the architecture of Tadao Ando (1941–). The book features an original hand-written signature and hand-drawn illustration by Tadao Ando, making it a truly rare copy of this title.

The signature and illustration are rendered in black marker on an interior page. The illustration depicts a concrete block with a cross-shaped aperture and a series of tie-hole impressions — a motif characteristic of Ando's work. The book contains numerous large-format photographs of architectural works. The text is in English, German, and French.

Works featured include: Row House in Sumiyoshi, Koshino House, Kidosaki House, Koshino-Shinoda House, Atelier in Oyodo II, House in Chicago, Manhattan Penthouse, Rokko Housing I–IV, Church of the Light and Sunday School, UNESCO Meditation Space, Japan Pavilion at Expo '92 Seville, Water Temple (Honpukuji), Nanzan Komyoji Temple, TIME'S I & II, Shiba Ryotaro Memorial Museum, Suntory Museum of Art, Nariwa Museum, and others.

Artist Profile
Tadao Ando was born on September 13, 1941, in Osaka. Largely self-taught in architecture, he established his studio in Osaka in 1969. He is renowned for his minimalist concrete architecture that emphasizes light, wind, and space. His major works include the Row House in Sumiyoshi (1976, Azuma House) and the Church of the Light (1989). International projects include the Japan Pavilion at Expo '92 Seville and the UNESCO Meditation Space in Paris. He received the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 1995, the Praemium Imperiale in 1996, the RIBA Royal Gold Medal in 1997, and the AIA Gold Medal in 2002. He held solo exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York in 1991 and at the Centre Pompidou in 1993. Since 2003, he has held the title of Professor Emeritus at the University of Tokyo.

Dimensions
Height: 40 cm
Width: 32 cm
Depth: 4.5 cm

Weight
5.3 kg

Condition
In very good, near-new condition. The hardcover and dust jacket show only minor handling wear, and the pages visible in the photographs are clean. The signature and illustration are clearly legible.

Additional Information
Publisher: Taschen, 2004
Author: Philip Jodidio
Format: Hardcover with dust jacket, 491 pages
Language: English, German, French
ISBN: 3-8228-2164-0
Special note: Features an original hand-written signature and illustration by Tadao Ando

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