

1941 Born in Osaka. Self-taught studied architecture, founded Tadao Ando Building Research Institute in 1969. Such as the masterpiece, "a collection of Rokko housing," "Church of the Light," "Armani Teatro", "Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth," "underground museum," "Omotesando Hills", "21_21 DESIGN SIGHT". Architectural Institute of Japan Award in the year 1979, "Row House in Sumiyoshi", 1993 Japan Art Academy Award, 1995 Asahi Prize, 2002, AIA Gold Medal, Kyoto Prize, 2005 UIA (International Architects Union) Gold medal other winning number. 2003 Person of Cultural Merit, 2006 Environmental Conservation Merit. To play in the woods waste landfill in Tokyo Bay in 2007"Sea of forest fund-raising"Established. Such as "talk about the architecture", "Lien-game losing streak," "construction method" to the book.