Analyzing the Architectural Characteristics of Tadao Ando’s Museum Projects
Abstract
The museum is one of the building types that lead the development of architecture, transcending physical borders and regionalism and revealing the experimental nature of modern architecture. Japanese architect Tadao Ando is a representative architect of contemporary architecture but also designed the most significant number of museums and sublimated traditional Japanese architecture into a modern interpretation. This paper explores Ando’s philosophical background, which seeks to inform the relationship between architecture, humans, and the environment via unique Japanese culture. As a methodology, an existing literature study collected and analyzed various materials necessary to understand Tadao Ando's architectural theory and museum. His workspace's components and details of expression were observed and explored through field visits. Regarding the characteristics of his work, the architectural background and history, and the overall spatial composition and features of the pieces were analyzed with references and drawings. The result showed that Tadao Ando has been constructing architecture using the geometric formative language formed through his experiences in various fields, influenced by Western classical architecture and abstract art. Tadao Ando embodies his attitude towards nature, which is entrenched within him. As a result of a holistic analysis of Tadao Ando's architecture after 1985, It was proven that it is a phenomenon that appears throughout the work, and as the plane of geometry is repeated, the logic of form composition is consistently shown.
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Hsu, H. L., Chang, Y. L., & Lin, H. (2015). Emotional architecture-A Study of Tadao Ando’s genius loci design philosophy and design syntax. International Journal of Chemical, Environmental & Biological Sciences (IJCEBS), 3(6), 456-463.
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Jung, C., Sherzad, M., & Arar, M. (2021). The Implementation of the Concept of Atmosphere in Kazuyo Sejima’s Architecture. International Journal of Advanced Research in Engineering Innovation, 3(4), 50-62.
Keane, M., & Keane, L. (2005). The Geometry of Wright. Nexus Network Journal, 7(1), 48-57.
Kirchberg, V., & Tröndle, M. (2015). The museum experience: Mapping the experience of fine art. Curator: The Museum Journal, 58(2), 169-193.
Lambricht, V. (2018). Tadao Ando. Architecture for the" Place". проект байкал (58), 148-154.
Lee, K. J. (2020). A Study on Spatial Composition and Expression of Carlo Scarpa's Museum-Focused on Museography of Museo di Castelvecchio. Journal of the Architectural Institute of Korea Planning & Design, 36(5), 3-10.
Lifu, W. (2005). Traditional Poetry and Philosophy in Modern Architecture - On Tadao Ando’s Architectural Design [J]. Art & Design, 12.
Lindsay, G. (Ed.). (2020). Contemporary Museum Architecture and Design: Theory and Practice of Place. Routledge. 110-124.
Lord, B., Lord, G. D., & Martin, L. (Eds.). (2012). Manual of museum planning: Sustainable space, facilities, and operations. Rowman Altamira. 34-42.
Macleod, S., Austin, T., Hale, J., & Hing-Kay, O. H. (Eds.). (2018). The Future of Museum and Gallery Design: Purpose, Process, Perception. Routledge. 82-92.
MacLeod, S., Dodd, J., & Duncan, T. (2015). New museum design cultures: harnessing the potential of design and ‘design thinking’in museums. Museum Management and Curatorship, 30(4), 314-341.
Macleod, S., Hanks, L. H., & Hale, J. (Eds.). (2012). Museum making: Narratives, architectures, exhibitions. Routledge. 88-104.
Mainridge, M. (2006). The Structural Challenges of" Ando Concrete". In Structures Congress 2006: Structural Engineering and Public Safety. 1-6.
McClellan, A. (2012). Museum expansion in the twenty-first century: Abu Dhabi. Journal of curatorial studies, 1(3), 271-293.
McNeill, P. (2006). Research methods. Routledge. 32-38.
Mehta, G., & MacDonald, D. (2012). New Japan architecture: recent works by the world's leading architects. Tuttle Publishing. 44-48.
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Molinari, L. (2009). Tadao Ando Museums. Skira. 23-42.
Morby, S. J. (2006). Constructing Concrete as an Art Form. In Structures Congress 2006: Structural Engineering and Public Safety (pp. 1-7).
Moriyama, K., Ohashi, Y., Motoyasu, A., Ando, T., Moriyama, K., & Yorozu, T. (2016). Intrathecal administration of morphine decreases persistent pain after cesarean section: a prospective observational study. PLoS One, 11(5), e0155114.
Naidoo, C. P. (2018). Shape shifting in contemporary Japanese residential architecture in Japan: Tadao Ando, Kengo Kuma, SANAA.
Nasvik, J. (2008). The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts. Concrete international, 30(10), 67-70.
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Nussaume, Y. (2009). Tadao Ando. Birkhäuser. 76-84.
Nute, K. (2004). Place, time, and being in Japanese architecture. Psychology Press. 77-83.
Pallasmaa, J. (2015). Spatial choreography and geometry of movement as the genesis of form. The Routledge Companion for Architecture Design and Practice: Established and Emerging Trends, 35.
Rappolt‐Schlichtmann, G., & Daley, S. G. (2013). Providing access to engagement in learning: The potential of Universal Design for Learning in museum design. Curator: The Museum Journal, 56(3), 307-321.
Ryan, Z. (2010). Building with Water: Concepts Typology Design. De Gruyter. 32-42.
Sadiki, A. (2020). Potential of Basic Geometric Shapes in Architecture Case study: Tadao Ando.
Scherling, L. (2017). Exhibition Review: Pierre Chareau: modern architecture and design. Interiors, 8(3), 159-168.
Schittich, C. (2013). The concept of circulation. Designing circulation areas: Staged paths and innovative floorplan concepts, 9.
Schwartz, C. (2016). Introducing architectural tectonics: Exploring the Intersection of Design and Construction. Taylor & Francis. 73-82.
Self, R. (2014). The architecture of art museums: a decade of design: 2000-2010. Routledge. 53-62.
Sewing, W., & Wegerhoff, E. (2004). Architecture: sculpture. Múnich: Prestel. 43-56.
Shiner, L. (2007). Architecture vs. Art: The Aesthetics of Art Museum Design [1]. Contemporary Aesthetics Journal, 5(1), 9.
Shukla, R. (2000). Tadao Ando A Critical Regionalist. Architecture Plus Design, 17(6), 40.
Stevanović, V. (2013). Two modes of relating to nature in contemporary Japanese architecture. Arhitektura i urbanizam, (37), 28-34.
Treib, M. (2009). Tadao Ando: Challenges—Faithful to the Basics. 23-32.
Vasilski, D. (2010). Japanese culture as a paradigm in the formation of minimalism in architecture. Arhitektura i urbanizam, (30), 16-33.
Vasilski, D. (2013). Minimalism in architecture: Materials as an instrument of perception. Arhitektura i urbanizam, (37), 3-27.
Veal, A. (2002). Time in Japanese architecture: tradition and Tadao Ando. Arq: Architectural Research Quarterly, 6(4), 349.
Wakefield, S. (2015). Museum development in the Gulf: Narrative and architecture. Architectural Design, 85(1), 20-27.
Williams, C. (2007). Research methods. Journal of Business & Economics Research (JBER), 5(3).
Wineman, J. D., & Peponis, J. (2010). Constructing spatial meaning: Spatial affordances in museum design. Environment and Behavior, 42(1), 86-109.
Wong, J. F. (2014). Conceptual engawa: the experience of ring-based circulation in Tadao Ando museums. Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design, 41(2), 229-250.
Xue, C. Q., Peng, N., & Mitchenere, B. (2009). Japanese architectural design in Shanghai: a brief review of the past thirty years. The Journal of Architecture, 14(5), 615-634.
Yingping, M. (2010). The Architecture into Nature: Reading the Nature of Architecture about Ando Tadao. Huazhong Architecture, 06.
Published
2022-09-30
How to Cite
SHERZAD, Mohammed; ARAR, Mohammad; JUNG, Chuloh.
Analyzing the Architectural Characteristics of Tadao Ando’s Museum Projects.
International Journal of Advanced Research in Engineering Innovation, [S.l.], v. 4, n. 3, p. 1-17, sep. 2022.
Available at: <https://myjms.mohe.gov.my/index.php/ijarei/article/view/19971>. Date accessed: 13 sep. 2024.
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