Nothingness: Tadao Ando's Christian Sacred Space

by Jin Baek

Based around an interview with Tadao Ando, this book explores the influence of the Buddhist concept of nothingness on Ando's Christian architecture, and sheds new light on the cultural significance of the buildings of one of the world's leading contemporary architects.

Specifically, this book situates Ando's churches, particularly his world-renowned Church of the Light (1989), within the legacy of nothingness expounded by Kitaro Nishida...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415478545
• ISBN13: 9780415478540
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.4" x 9.5"