Floornature

1962-69 - teaches himself architecture and travels in the USA, Europe, and Africa
1969 - Founds ''Tadao Ando Architect & Associates'' in Osaka, Japan.
1969 - Visiting Prof./ Davenport Chair at Yale University
1969 - Visiting Prof. at Columbia University
1979 - Architectural Institute of Japan award.
1989 -Gold medal from the French Academy of Architecture.
1985 - Alvar Aalto medal.
1992 - Carlsberg Architectural Prize.
1994 - The Japan Art Grand Prix.
1995 - The Asahi Prize.
1995 - The Pritzker Architecture Prize.
1996 - The 8th Imperial prize.
1997 - RIBA''s Gold Medal, London
2002 - Laurea honoris causa from the First Faculty of Architecture, Rome

Works:
1973 - Tomishima House, Osaka, Japan
1973 - Row House, Sumiyoshi (Azuma House), Japan.
1975 - Row House, Osaka, Japan.
1977 - Manabe Residence Osaka, Japan.
1977 - Glass Block House, Ikuno, Osaka, Japan.
1979 - Koshino House, Tokyo, Japan.
1978 - Rokko Housing I, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.
1982 - Kidosaki House Tokyo, Japan.
1985 - Church on the Water, Hokkaido, Japan.
1987 - Hyogo Childrens Museum, Himeji, Japan.
1987 - Chapel at Mount Rokko.
1987 - Church of Light, Osaka, Japan.
1988 - Naoshima Contemporary Art Museum, Naoshima, Kagawa, Japan.
1990 - Chikatsu-Asuka Historical Museum Minami-Kawachi.
1991 - Museum of Wood, Mikata-Gun, Hyogo, Japan.
1991-1993 - Vitra Conference Pavilion, Weil am Rhein, Germany.
1991/1993 - Factory building for the company Benetton in Treviso, Italy.
1992 - Japanese Pavilion Expo 92'', Seville, Spain.
1992 - Japanese Screen Gallery Art Institute, Chicago, IL, USA.
1992 - Benesse House, Naoshima, Japan.
1992 - Naoshima Contemporary Art Museum, Kagawa.
1992 - Nariwa Museum, Nariwa-Cho, Okayama, Japan.
1994 - UNESCO Meditation Space, Paris, France.
1993 - Museum of Literature II, Himeji, Hyogo, Japan.
1995 - Peace Haven Paris, France.
1995 - Suntory Museum, Osaka, Japan.
1996 - Museum of Wood Hyogo, Japan
1997 - Eychaners Residence, Chicago, IL, USA.
1997 - Modern Art Museum, Fort Worth, TX, USA.
2001 - Giorgio Armani Theater, Milan

Bibliography:
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- M. Kawamukai, T. Ando, M. Zandini. Tadao Ando, Academy Editions London, 1990
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- Francesco Dal Co. Tadao Ando : Complete Works, Phaidon. April 1998
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