TY - JOUR
TI - Water as an element of the idea and composition in Tadao Ando’s architecture
AU - Bigaj, Przemysław
TI - Water as an element of the idea and composition in Tadao Ando’s architecture
AB - 
	Tadao Ando is a Japanese artist usually associated with concrete architecture. His ascetic minimalist works include examples that successfully incorporate the elements of nature into the geometry of the architecture he creates. Water constitutes one of the key elements of nature that Ando uses both to shape the main architectural idea of the building and to compose the form of the structure or its immediate surroundings. The analysis of the artist’s architectural achievements allows one to consider Ando one of the most consistent contemporary architects who introduces water element to his numerous projects in such a variety of ways. Presenting Tadao Ando’s achievements, the author attempts to indicate the possibilities of the aesthetic use of water in contemporary architecture, which finds application both in shaping the main architectural idea of the building and, as a means of composition, in creating a refined and subtle form of the structure and its immediate surroundings.
VL - 2018
IS - 22/2018
PY - 2018
SN - 1731-2442
C1 - 2543-8700
SP - 147
EP - 155
DO - 10.4467/25438700SM.18.007.8517
UR - https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/srodowisko-mieszkaniowe/article/water-as-an-element-of-the-idea-and-composition-in-tadao-andos-architecture
KW - Tadao Ando
KW - water in architecture
KW - water as an element of an architectural idea
KW - water in the composition and construction of an architectural form
KW - water as an element of land development