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Tadao Ando was born in 1941 in Osaka, Japan. He is a prolific1 architect and is in demand the world over. He designs buildings using his distinctive2 approach to architecture. His style uses simple forms, lots of exposed concrete, and the creative use of natural light. People describe his work as ‘international modernism’. A leading architectural critic said: "Ando is right in the Japanese tradition.”
Ando spent his childhood making wood models. He spent hours in a carpenter’s shop across the street and learnt many techniques from the craftsmen3. After leaving school he drifted from job to job. He was a truck driver and tried his luck as a boxer4. He eventually got into architecture, even though he had no qualifications.
Ando began teaching himself the principles of designing buildings. He visited temples and shrines5 in Kyoto and Nara to get a feel for traditional Japanese architecture. He also travelled to Europe to sketch6 the magnificent buildings there. His maiden7 project was Tomishima House in Osaka in 1973. Twenty years later he completed his first international project – the Japanese Pavilion at Expo92 in Sevilla, Spain.
Ando was first recognized for his work in 1979, when he won the Annual Prize from the Architectural Institute of Japan. In 1995, he scooped8 the Pritzker Prize – the highest distinction in world architecture. He donated the $100,000 prize money to the orphans9 of the Kobe earthquake. A housing complex he designed in Kobe survived the earthquake undamaged.
1 prolific | |
adj.丰富的,大量的;多产的,富有创造力的 | |
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adj.特别的,有特色的,与众不同的 | |
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3 craftsmen | |
n. 技工 | |
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4 boxer | |
n.制箱者,拳击手 | |
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5 shrines | |
圣地,圣坛,神圣场所( shrine的名词复数 ) | |
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6 sketch | |
n.草图;梗概;素描;v.素描;概述 | |
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7 maiden | |
n.少女,处女;adj.未婚的,纯洁的,无经验的 | |
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v.抢先报道( scoop的过去式和过去分词 );(敏捷地)抱起;抢先获得;用铲[勺]等挖(洞等) | |
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9 orphans | |
孤儿( orphan的名词复数 ) | |
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