Tag Tadao Ando

06-07-2021

THE TOKYO TOILET, new public toilets now ready in Shibuya

THE TOKYO TOILET is an initiative of the Nippon Foundation, the government of the town of Shibuya and the Tourism Association of Shibuya which began in 2019; this year saw the addition of two new public toilets, the most recent of which was designed by Kengo Kuma.

24-05-2021

Tadao Ando La Bourse de Commerce Collection Pinault Paris

On May 22 a new contemporary art museum opened in Paris, the new permanent home of the Pinault Collection in the eighteenth-century Bourse de Commerce building. As in the restoration of Palazzo Grassi and Punta della Dogana in Venice, the collection’s other permanent location, the transformation and restoration of the old building was entrusted to Japanese architect Tadao Ando.

20-11-2020

Tadao Ando designs He Art Museum HEM in the Shunde District in Guangdong, China

On October 1, the new museum designed by Tadao Ando in the Shunde District in Guangdong province, China opened its doors to the public. For his design, the architect was inspired by ancient Chinese cosmology and by the water pavilions typical of the Lingnan area, yet, as the architect says, based on the western style’s use of light. The museum houses the art collection of the He family, consisting of works of international contemporary art, along with works of modern and contemporary Chinese art.

12-11-2020

The winners of The Architecture MasterPrize AMP 2020

The He Art Museum designed by Tadao Ando for the Architectural Design category, the Nocenco Cafe designed by Vo Trong Nghia for the Interior Design category, the Thammasat Urban Farm Rooftop designed by Landprocess for the Landscape Design category and the Thinline 2500 Sliding Door designed by Styline for the Architectural Product category: the four main winners of The Architecture MasterPrize AMP 2020, an important recognition promoted by the Farmani Group in the world of architecture and interior design.

24-08-2020

THE TOKYO TOILET, starchitects for public conveniences in Shibuya

THE TOKYO TOILET is an initiative, organized by the non-profit Nippon Foundation, the Shibuya City Government and the Shibuya Tourism Association to provide locals and tourists with clean, safe, attractive and accessible public toilets. They hooked up with 16 big names in architecture and design, including four Pritzker Prize-winners, Shigeru Ban, Toyo Ito, Tadao Ando and Fumihiko Maki.

26-10-2018

Tadao Ando, Le Défi exhibition in Paris

October 10 saw the inauguration of a major retrospective of the work of Japanese architect Tadao Ando at Centre Pompidou in Paris. The exhibition casts light on the principles underlying Ando’s architecture: simple volumes, bare concrete, and spaces modelled by light and water.

29-05-2018

La Bourse de Commerce and Tadao Ando in Venice

During the Architecture Biennale Palazzo Grassi - Punta della Dogana take a look at the architectural project for restoration of the Paris Bourse de Commerce, with a focus on the work of Japanese architect Tadao Ando, who also restored the exhibition halls of the Pinault Collection in Venice.

07-06-2017

Renzo Piano Building Workshop for Château La Coste

For a few weeks now, the new pavilion designed by Renzo Piano Building Workshop for artworks and fine wines has supplemented the already extensive architectural offer of the Château La Coste property in Provence.

19-05-2017

Ai Weiwei, Ruyi Path at Chateau La Coste

Château La Coste in the hills to the north of Aix-en-Provence, France combines the crafting of fine wines with the presentation of fine art and architecture.