What can architecture do? What can architects do? This phenomenal large-scale architectural exhibition site, which has never been seen in China, will be divided into four parts: “the prototype of space”, “the challenge of the city”, “the creation of landscape” and “dialogue with history”, to explore Tadao Ando’s attitude of “fighter” to continue to challenge the architectural cause for most of his life, and the retrospective interpretation of the “Youth” of life in his 80s, It presents the extraordinary achievements of a generation of great master Tadao Ando and his thinking about the future.
Tadao Ando is widely known for his unique life experience and space endowment.
The fighter boxers among the masters have transformed from truck drivers and professional boxers, self-taught architecture, traveled around the world, deeply cultivated design, and created the landscape of architecture, never tired.
Only a cross shaped opening is left on the front wall of the chapel, projecting the “cross” symbolizing the church into this dark space – the Church of light jumps out.
Tadao Ando’s architectural photography © Tadao Ando Architecture&Associates Through exquisite architectural models, detailed design manuscripts, a large number of unique films, travel sketches and photos, this exhibition traces the footprints of master Tadao Ando, thinks about architecture, environment, city and our only earth under the epidemic with Tadao Ando, and re realizes the richness of architectural culture and the infinite beauty of architectural art.
“Looking for partners to fight side by side” has become Ando’s unique concept of transnational cooperation..
Tadao Ando will share his accumulated life philosophy and pure love for architecture with Chinese architecture lovers and the public, and present his current thinking without reservation.
Today’s Tadao Ando is also affecting countless architects and people who have dreams and strive to survive all over the world.
Half a century of architectural practice is still active in the forefront of World Architecture as a great master in the architectural industry.
As an architect, he pursues the integration of architecture and nature, the integration with the environment, constantly explores, and is committed to creating a “unique” architecture that can reflect each other with specific regional culture and scenery.
As one of Tadao Ando’s classic works, “water church” makes the building open to nature with the design facing the river.
Panoramic review of the legendary life of this self-taught, widely read, inspired by traveling around the world, and finally became a generation of architectural masters.
Thus, it has become the most sacred “pilgrimage” for countless people to talk to themselves.
Hone a strong heart! To the 100 year old “Youth” forward! “Tadao Ando World Tour Exhibition Beijing station · youth”, the most comprehensive large-scale retrospective exhibition of Tadao Ando’s architectural design career so far, will be opened at Beijing Minsheng Modern Art Museum on October 12, 2021! Tadao Ando, 80, one of the most active and influential architectural masters in the world spanning the 20th and 21st centuries, has insisted on responding to world problems with architecture and challenging people’s advanced views on architects and the architectural industry since the establishment of the firm.
Church of water © Bainiao Meixiong’s original large replica of the three classic spaces of Tadao Ando’s textbook level, hundreds of precious manuscripts, drawings and models present the inner quest of the “fair faced concrete poet” At the same time, the three classic spiritual spaces create space and architecture “only in this place”.
During the same period, the exhibition will launch a full range of art derivatives and collection works of Tadao Ando for the first time.
“Stand in the dark, face the light in front of you, seize every opportunity, move forward desperately and realize your dream!” – Tadao Ando’s architectural photography © Tadao Ando is a self-taught architectural master in the Architectural Research Institute.
It is built to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the founding of UNESCO in 1995.
The original reproduction provides an opportunity for the audience to touch and understand the design of architects at a close distance.
Since he began his architectural career in 1969, he has constantly broken the Convention, challenged the new architectural “geometric” aesthetics, and achieved the acme of fair faced concrete architecture.
Will show its design process and architectural miracle created jointly with many artists.
Just as the unique growth environment has cultivated Ando’s tenacious and independent attitude towards life, various experiences in his youth and various ideological trends when traveling around the world have affected Tadao Ando’s creative spirit.
In 2002, it officially entered China by taking the opportunity of the lecture on “exploring the possibility of architecture”.
It is a “meditation space” that transcends all religions and factions and embodies world peace.
The “Church of light” is a bare space with extreme simplicity, eliminating any decorative elements.
He never misses Ando architecture! Youth has never been away from you and me! Following Tadao Ando’s lecture for 10000 people in Shanghai in 2012, a more grand lecture will be held during the “Youth” exhibition after nearly 10 years.
“Water church” is a work designed by Tadao Ando for Hokkaido, Japan in 1985.
20 years of Transnational Cooperative architecture the world’s architecture takes “architecture” as the medium, and the story of Tadao Ando and China has lasted for 20 years.
Following the establishment of solid international cooperation teams in Europe and America, thanks to the deep friendship between teachers and students with Ma Weidong, founder of cultural construction international, Tadao Ando Institute of Architecture established a solid cooperative relationship with cultural construction international in 2005.
Instant online message sharing, close dialogue with the master, and encounter the real yourself on the way to find Tadao Ando.
Tadao Ando, 80, never stops writing.
It is also the only church with the theme of “water” in the world.
Manuscripts drawn on napkins, project draft of hotel stationery, 10 meter large sketch, complex and exquisite huge model, world model case of topographic Phenomenology – Video & Picture & Model & large-scale and all-round presentation of terrain, art Island – Zhidao…
In the design, it not only retains the sanctity and solemnity of the church, but also skillfully introduces light and water into the church, which fully reflects Tadao Ando’s design concept of refining and separating natural elements and integrating them with architecture.
While respecting the original environment, Tadao Ando focused the design theme on “how to make the space express a firm and independent will”.
Paris Stock Exchange © The exhibition space itself is a light and shadow art scene cut by the most powerful “wall” and “column” in Ando geometry.
The unique layout, structure and exhibition route reflect the concept of Tadao Ando’s architectural practice for half a century – to create a space that “can only be presented in this place” and create the light, shadow and touch of “ah! The original building is like this!” for the audience.
Tadao Ando World Tour Exhibition China Beijing station · youth exhibition period: October 12, 2021 – January 9, 2022 opening: October 12, 2021 Venue: Beijing Minsheng Modern Art Museum Rare architectural wizards from “Boxer” to “Nobel Prize” in the architectural industry — the architectural practice of Pritzker Prize winner Tadao Ando, a Japanese national treasure architect, spanning half a century.
Walk in it and immerse yourself in the master’s spiritual world silently.
You can feel Tadao Ando’s personality charm closely.
This exhibition will reproduce Tadao Ando’s classic works in Beijing Minsheng Modern Art Museum, which is known as the “Church of light” and “Church of water” of the most moving architectural “church Trilogy”.
The fifth stop of the large-scale retrospective exhibition of “Youth” in his 80s landed in the UNESCO meditation space in Beijing, China © Stephanecouturier this exhibition will reproduce Tadao Ando’s classic architecture – “UNESCO meditation space” for the first time.
Tadao Ando shares his architectural life online.
The exhibition space is designed by Tadao Ando Architectural Research Institute.
