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Tadao Ando: Samurai Architect

Tadao Ando: Samurai Architect

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Status

Released

Release Date

Apr 25, 2019

Runtime

1h 13m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

Tadao Ando: Samurai Architect

Production Companies

NHK

Director

Shigenori Mizuno

Description

Tadao Ando (b.1941) is a world-renowned architect, and a recipient of the Pritzker Architecture Prize. His calm, minimalist architecture with elegant concrete designs reflects the Zen principle of simplicity. In the film he reveals the experience a building should evoke, as he discusses a number of iconic designs, such as The Row House and The Church of Light.