Research Catalog

Title

Atlas : Tadao Ando / photographs by Philippe Séclier ; editor, Jordan Alves ; translation from the French, Jeremy Harrison.

Author

Séclier, Philippe, 1958-

Publication

Munich ; New York : Prestel, [2021]

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Details

Additional Authors

• Nussaume, Yann
• Alves, Jordan
• Harrison, Jeremy (Translator)

Description

291 pages : chiefly illustrations; 29 cm

Summary

"In 2012, Philippe Séclier visited Tadao Ando's iconic Church of the Light, and was immediately compelled to journey around the world to further study the architect's buildings. This unique presentation of Ando's work is the result of what turned into a nine-year project to photograph 130 buildings. Walking around each structure, trying to find the proper framing, helped Séclier understand Ando's genius for siting and composition. Loosely organized by chronology, each building is represented in numerous black and white images, arranged like a mosaic on the page. These fragmented views correspond to Ando's own philosophy of the logic of structure and geometry. This "atlas" embraces not only the geographic but also thematic range of Ando's oeuvre--from transit stations in Tokyo and Kobe to art museums in Fort Worth, Texas and Provence, France; from an artists' retreat on the Mexican coast to the now-demolished Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester, England; from a theater in Milan, Italy, to an upscale restaurant in New York City. Séclier's photographs of Ando's numerous religious structures brilliantly illustrate his use of light and shadow to evoke spiritual depth and timelessness while his short texts offer concise observations of each building. A helpful appendix pinpoints the geographic diversity and range of Ando's oeuvre." --Amazon.com.

Uniform Title

Atlas Tadao Ando. English

Alternative Title

• Atlas Tadao Ando.
• Tadao Ando

Subject

• Andō, Tadao, 1941- > Themes, motives
• Andō, Tadao, 1941-
• 1900-1999
• Architecture, Modern > 20th century > Pictorial works
• Architecture, Modern > 21st century > Pictorial works
• Architects
• Architecture
• Japan

Genre/Form

• History.
• Pictorial works.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Language (note)

• Translated from the French.

Call Number

JQF 22-716

ISBN

• 3791387979
• 9783791387970

LCCN

2021425332

OCLC

1237102471

Author

Séclier, Philippe, 1958- photographer, writer of added text.

Title

Atlas : Tadao Ando / photographs by Philippe Séclier ; editor, Jordan Alves ; translation from the French, Jeremy Harrison.

Publisher

Munich ; New York : Prestel, [2021]

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references.

Language

Translated from the French.

Chronological Term

1900-1999

Added Author

Nussaume, Yann, writer of added commentary.

Alves, Jordan, editor.

Harrison, Jeremy (Translator), translator.

Translation of: Séclier, Philippe, 1958- Atlas Tadao Ando.

Research Call Number

JQF 22-716