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Nothingness: Tadao Ando's Christian Sacred Space

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 (1870-1945), the father of the Kyoto Philosophical School.Linking Ando's Christian architecture with a philosophy originating in Mahayana Buddhism illuminates the relationship between the two religious systems, as well as tying Ando's architecture to the influence of Nishida on post-war Japanese art and culture.
Autor: Baek, Jin
EAN: 9780415478540
Sprache: Englisch
Seitenzahl: 224
Produktart: kartoniert, broschiert
Verlag: Routledge Taylor & Francis
Veröffentlichungsdatum: 31.08.2009
Schlagworte: Ando, Tadao
Größe: 189 × 246
Gewicht: 624 g