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Kahn  \nRem Koolhaas  \nIan McHarg Mies van der Rohe Frei otto  \nPaul Rand  \nPeter Smithson  \nPaolo Soleri  \nTadao ando  \nConversations with Students  \nTranslated and edited by Matthew Hunter  \nPrinceton Architectural Press New York  \nPublished by  \nPrinceton Architectural Press  \n37 East Seventh Street New York, New York 10003  \nVisit our website [at www.papress.com](at www.papress.com).  \nEnglish-language edition © 2012 Princeton Architectural Press All rights reserved  \nOriginally published as  \nAndo Tadao Kenchiku o kataru Copyright © 1999 by Tadao Ando English translation rights arranged with University of Tokyo Press through Japan UNI Agency, Inc., Tokyo  \nPrinted and bound in China  \n15 14 13 12 4 3 2 1 First edition  \nNo part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner without written permission from the publisher, except in the context of reviews.  \nEvery reasonable attempt has been made to identify owners of copyright. Errors or omissions will be corrected in subsequent editions.  \nProject editor: Sara E. Stemen  \nDesigner: Jan Haux  \nSpecial thanks to: Bree Anne Apperley, Sara Bader, Nicola Bednarek Brower, Janet Behning, Fannie Bushin, Megan Carey, Carina Cha, Andrea Chlad,  \nRussell Fernandez, Jan Hartman, Diane Levinson, Jennifer Lippert, Jacob Moore, Gina Morrow, Katharine Myers, Margaret Rogalski, Dan Simon, Andrew Stepanian, Elana Schlenker, Paul Wagner, and Joseph Weston of Princeton Architectural Press  \n—Kevin C. Lippert, publisher  \nThanks to Dr. Masahiko Minami, Janet Hunter, John Hunter, Christopher  \nHunter, Kazuyo Asaoka Hunter, Graham Hicks, and Dr. David Rosen. My sincere gratitude is owed to Masataka Yano and Ayano Higuchi of Tadao Ando Architect and Associates. Most importantly, my deepest thanks to Tadao Ando Sensei for his generosity, patience, and support.  \n—Matthew Hunter  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-inPublication Data  \nAndo, Tadao, 1941–  \n[Kenchiku o kataru. English] Tadao Ando : conversations with students / translated and edited by Matthew Hunter.—First edition. pages cm—(Conversations with students)  \nISBN 978-1-61689-070-4 (pbk. : alk. paper)  \n1. Ando, Tadao, 1941—Interviews.  \n2. Architects—Japan—Interviews.  \nI. Hunter, Matthew, 1982– translator, editor. II. Title.  \nNA1559 .A5A35 2012  \n720.92—dc23  \n2012003148  \nContents  \n8 Preface  \nChapter One  \n12 Origins  \nChapter Two  \n28 Regionalism  \nChapter Three  \n46 Toward a Living Architecture  \nChapter Four  \n56 Individuality  \nChapter Five  \n68 Partiality and Totality in Architecture  \nChapter Six  \n78 A Love for Architecture  \nAppendix  \n90 Questions and Answers  \n96 Afterword and Credits  \nPreface  \nThis book originated in 1998, when I gave a series of lectures atthe University of Tokyo’s graduate school of architecture.  \nBack then, at the end of the twentieth century, the architectural world was alive with the pursuit of a new path for modern architecture. However, in this world of accelerating globalization, the field has since become engulfed by an increasingly powerful wave of commercialism.  \nOn the other hand, while many challenges face our world today—the fragility of our global environment, the task of adapting to an information-based society—the possibilities for architectural solutions to these issues have dramatically increased, thanks to technological advances. Therefore, architecture might seem tobe evolving into an even freer form.  \nYet it is unlikely that true architectural freedom can be achieved while consumerism dominates all. I don’t think I am alone in my skepticism of the gamelike atmosphere of the current world of architecture, in which architects vie to create the most extreme forms.  \nWith the current stagnation of modern architecture and the numerous earthquakes, hurricanes, and floods that recently have occurred worldwide, the social responsib","cbCainsTBsUQmJUQ","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCainsTBsUQmJUQ","pdf",37908422,96,"English","# Preface\n# Chapter One: Origins\n# Chapter Two: Regionalism\n# Chapter Three: Toward a Living Architecture\n# Chapter Four: Individuality\n# Chapter Five: Partiality and Totality in Architecture\n# Chapter Six: A Love for Architecture\n# Appendix: Questions and Answers\n# Afterword and Credits","[{\"question\":\"What prompted Tadao Ando to reflect on architecture in this book?\",\"answer\":\"The book draws from lecture discussions and expands on global architectural concerns, especially the tension between modern architecture and commercialization.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the preface connect architecture with social responsibility after disasters?\",\"answer\":\"It highlights the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan and describes how rebuilding must address memory, time, and the shaping of landscape for society.\"},{\"question\":\"What is the Forest for the Repose of People’s Souls project mentioned in the preface?\",\"answer\":\"Ando explains a collaborative tree-planting initiative with victims of March 11 to cultivate a forest that supports repose and helps restore memories of the lost region.\"}]","Tadao Ando - Kenchiku o kataru - conversations with students | PDF",148]