Tadao Ando

A short story about architecture, Japan and light.

Typography II – FH Joanneum, Graz

Within a week we developed a system for our little magazine about the architect Tadao Ando. We developed a grid with a strong emphasis on its columns.

❋ White space, white space and more with space

In Ando’s works you can see that he is working with the architectural equivalent of white space. And it seems he tends to use a lot of it.

❋ Calm and spiritual

His buildings often have an extraordinary feeling of calmness and spirituality.