@article{175ded23-6bea-4b4b-adc7-deaf8c33e562,
author = {Przemysław Bigaj},
title = {Geometry determined by light and matter as the creative imperative of Tadao Ando’s architecture},
journal = {Housing Environment},
volume = {2017},
number = {18/2017},
year = {2017},
issn = {1731-2442},
pages = {21-29},keywords = {Tadao Ando; concrete architecture; light in architecture},
abstract = {Tadao Ando is one of the contemporary artists who use the advantages of natural light in architecture in a special way. The light in his designs is an essential element determining the plastic expression of the abstract architecture based on the ascetic geometry of forms. The art of interior illumination presented by Ando gives the impression that the structure of the building is subordinated to light and matter. It is not without reason that smooth concrete has been chosen as the main means of expression – a material which, when exposed to sunlight, gives the purist nature to both the lapidary forms of solids and the interiors drawing upon the aesthetics of Japanese minimalism. Light treated coherently with concrete matter should be considered here as the primary determinant of the aesthetic intent for the main idea of the building. Ando’s creative work serves to discuss the significance and role of natural light used in order to achieve sophisticated plastic effects for the architecture which today is commonly known as the “concrete” one.},
doi = {10.4467/25438700SM.17.003.7593},
url = {https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/srodowisko-mieszkaniowe/article/geometry-determined-by-light-and-matter-as-the-creative-imperative-of-tadao-andos-architecture}
}