Drew, Philip, 1943-

Church on the Water, Church of the Light : Tadao Ando / Philip Drew.

London : Phaidon, 1996.

60 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm.

Architecture in detail

"These two small and exquisite churches by Tadao Ando - one rural and 'open', the other urban and 'enclosed' - complement each other perfectly and together provide an insight into Ando's creation of sacred space. The Church on the Water occupies an idyllic pastoral site and consists of two squares, one large, one small, that overlap and are arranged facing a man-made pool. The Church of the Light is built in a quiet residential area of Osaka. Here Ando explores the spiritual force of the effects of sunlight on raw concrete. Slits cut in the form of a cross perforate the chapel's front wall; when lit up by the morning sun they create what Ando describes as a 'cross of light'. With these two churches, Ando provides a synthesis of opposites, creating spaces that attain a purity and calm through powerful architectonic forms."--BOOK JACKET.

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Andō, Tadao, 1941-
Ando, Tadao, 1941-
Church on the Water (Hokkaido, Japan).
Church of the Light (Osaka, Japan).
Church architecture Japan.
Architecture chrétienne Japon.
Church architecture.
Kerkgebouwen.
Architects Japan 20th century.
Japan.
Architecture
Church of the Light
Church on the Water

Andō, Tadao, 1941-
Architecture in detail (London, England)

Localisation: Bibliothèque main m 199964
Cote: NA44.A552.25 C4 1996
Statut: Disponible