THE NEW YORK TIMES
By Ted Loos
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| Tadao Ando’s “Church of the Light,” 1989 in Ibaraki, Japan. Credit: Mitsuo Matsuoka |
The Pritzker Prize-winning architect
Tadao Ando established what he calls his “atelier” in 1969, and the French term is telling. Though he is based in his hometown, Osaka, Japan, and works all over the world, he has a long history in France. In an interview earlier this month, Mr. Ando, 77, recalled that in 1965, he took the Trans-Siberian Express and made a pilgrimage to see a landmark of modernism just outside Paris, with hopes of encountering the man who designed it. “I made my way towards France in hope that I could see the Villa Savoye and meet Le Corbusier in person.” Last week, the Centre Pompidou in Paris debuted, “Tadao Ando: The Challenge,” a major retrospective covering his five decades of work. The exhibition is on view through Dec. 31. [
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