Tadao Ando's Architectural Works

Tadao Ando's architectural works include: 2 1_2 1 Design Sight, Hyogo Prefectural Art Museum, Church of Light, Naoshima Bense Art Museum, 4x4 Residence and Tianbaoshan Osaka Cultural Center.

1.2 1_2 1 design line of sight

This design museum is located in Roppongi area. Most of the buildings are underground, and the long glass plates skillfully let natural light shine in the concrete bunker. This building is a collaboration between Tadao Ando and Issey Miyake, a fashion designer.

2.4x4 house

This building in Kobe shows great strength in simplicity. Ando's two houses made of different materials created an impressive design.

3. Church of Light

One of Ando's landmark architectural works, the Church of Light, is located in Ibaraki, about 25 kilometers from Osaka. The reformed Christian compound combines innovation and simplicity. The dark gray quiet concrete building shell is penetrated by a luminous cross, which transmits outdoor natural light to the church hall.

4. The "oval" of Naoshima Behnes Art Museum.

Tadao Ando has made great contributions to the creation of Naoshima landscape, which has become one of the most famous modern art destinations in Asia and even the world. Oval is one of Tadao Ando's most famous works. This is a hotel, and only guests staying in the oval can enter this space.

5. Hyogo Prefectural Art Museum

The Hyogo Prefectural Art Museum in Kobe is another impressive work by Tadao Ando. This art gallery opened in 2002, and exhibited many works of foreign and Japanese artists.

The most striking element of this art space is the staircase, which has attracted many photographers to shoot here for many years.