A master of concrete and light, Tadao Ando has redefined modern architecture. EnVols’ editorial team takes a look at the five ...

Long before winning architecture’s highest honour, the Pritzker prize, Tadao Ando was a boxer known as The Great Ando. The title rings of bravado and self-belief. Boxing was short-lived, but his ...

Architecture is often described as a dialogue between science and art, but few figures embody that balance as gracefully as Tadao Ando. A self-taught visionary—and, remarkably, a former professional ...

Tadao Ando remembers growing up in a dark house with small windows, grateful for “whatever small amount of light we received”. “Entering my room, I would often cup my hands to fill them with light,” ...