A stunning portfolio of work by Japan's leading contemporary architect, showcasing exquisite photography of 28 extraordinary projects selected by Ando
Following the acclaimed first volume in Tadao Ando's monograph series with Phaidon, Tadao Ando: The Colours of Light (1996), this new volume showcases the continual collaboration between Ando and photographer Richard Pare.
Beginning with the Pulitzer Arts Foundation in St. Louis, Missouri, and concluding with the Bourse de Commerce project, located in Paris, the book features Pare's stunning photographs of 28 contemporary projects in locations around the world, including Japan, Germany, Mexico, South Korea, Italy, and the United States. Pare's images, most of which have never been published, expertly capture Ando's quietly powerful approach to architectural design.
Created in close collaboration with Ando and his studio, Light and Space opens with a foreword by the architect, an introduction by architect Dominique Perrault, and four original drawings Ando created specifically for this book, printed on thin tissue paper.
The Plates section features spare layouts and immersive gatefolds throughout, with Pare's images offering unique insights into Ando's acute attention to light and volume and how they engage with one another. An appendix, printed on textured paper, offers additional information about each project, including technical specifications, a brief descriptive text, as well as detailed sections and plans.
This clothbound, jacketed book closely aligns with the packaging of the first volume, creating an elegant companion set.
Déployés sur quatre continents, les bâtiments construits par Le Corbusier entre 1907 et 1965 n'avaient jamais été embrassés par l'objectif d'un photographe aussi attentif à leur présence dans le paysage qu'au grain fin de leur texture. Pendant près de dix ans, Richard Pare a arpenté les routes du monde, sachant ouvrir les portes des édifices inaccessibles au public et de ceux voués au secret de l'intimité familiale. L'invention de Le Corbusier apparaît dans toute sa diversité, des chalets suisses subvertis par l'Art nouveau, qu'il construisit encore presque adolescent, aux grands portiques de béton armé du Capitole de Chandigarh, où sa production tend au monument. Tel cette promenade architecturale à laquelle il a attaché son nom, le récit visuel conduit des intérieurs poétiques des villas puristes et de la pénombre des églises de Ronchamp et de La Tourette aux étendues écrasées de soleil du Pendjab. Nulle image idéale ou hiératique dans les vues de ces quelque soixante bâtiments, car Richard Pare a su saisir le jeu des saisons et des cycles quotidiens, et révèle combien l'usage - parfois sacrilège - et l'usure du temps ont patiné le bois, la brique et jusqu'au béton, dont les souffrances muettes sont mises à nu.
An exquisite work of art in its own right, this book is the result of ten years' collaboration between the English photographer Richard Pare and the internationally renowned Japanese architect Tadao Ando. This new edition features all the same extraordinary photographs, completely remastered from the original negatives, bringing this beautiful volume back to life. Pare's remarkable images shed new light on this important body of work, while Ando's original line drawings and sketches provide unparalleled insight into his creative process.
- Tadao Ando is Japan's leading contemporary architect. Working primarily in structural concrete, Ando's impact on world architecture cannot be overstated. Among his many accolades, he received the Pritzker Prize in 1995.
Richard Pare is consulting curator of photography for the Canadian Center for Architecture and has exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Key Selling Points - This unique volume explores the atmosphere and life of legendary Japanese architect Tadao Ando's spaces through their shade and light:
A technique which Ando himself has applauded - Featuring portraits of 27 of Ando's buildings, including the notable Kidosaki House of 1986 in Tokyo; the Church on the Water of 1988 in Hokkaido; and the 1995 Meditation Space for UNESCO in Paris - Digitally reworked high-resolution photography bring new life to Pare's original photos - Includes a detailed appendix for each project alongside personal drawings by Tadao Ando
- A stunning photographic portfolio of work by Japan's leading architect, Tadao Ando (b.1941) - The result of ten years' collaboration between Ando and English photographer Richard Pare - Includes 27 of Ando's buildings, including the notable Kidosaki House, Tokyo (1986), the Church on the Water, Hokkaido (1988) and the Meditation Space for UNESCO, Paris (1995) - Pare's colour photographs distil the essence of Ando's buildings, concentrating on the subtle effects of natural light on architecture - Drawings by Ando accompany each project description
