Tadao Ando

Tadao Ando is a Japanese architect known for disciplined concrete structures that shape space through light, wind, and carefully controlled movement. His major works include homes, museums, places of worship, and commercial buildings, including the Church of the Light and the Naoshima Contemporary Art Museum. He founded Tadao Ando Architect and Associates in 1969 and received the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 1995.