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Welcome to my blog!

 Hello! My name is Tania Banza. I am a student at De Montfort International college and I created this blog as an assignment to help me with my work throughout the term.

I have always been a fan of different kinds of art and I'm happy to share some of this passion with the world via this platform

This blog will be my sketch book for the upcoming month. All my ideas, research, process, reflection, etc. will be displayed here. Failure, progress or success I'll share everything as this will be my work journal.

I love travelling around the world and admire different kind of art, particularly architecture. I find it fascinating how each country can be recognized by the architecture of its buildings. 

I will begin here by introducing one of my favorite architect and some of his work...






The architect Tadao Ando at the opening of the Langen foundation's art exhibition house



Tadao Ando is a Japanese self-taught architect who emphasizes the association between nature and architecture in his work. Characteristics of his work include large expanses of unadorned architectural concrete walls combined with wooden or stone floors and large windows. Active natural elements, like sun, rain, and wind are a distinctive inclusion to his style. He has designed many notable buildings, including Row House in Sumiyoshi, Osaka, 1976, which gave him the Annual Prize of Architectural Institute of Japan in 1979. He has also designed the Church of the Light in Osaka, 1989, the Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts, St. Louis, 2001, Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, in Texas, 2002 and 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT in Tokyo, 2007. Most recently, he has designed the Punta della Dogana, Venice, 2009 and Shanghai Poly Theater, 2014.(Royal academy of Art)

I always associate concrete to cold, unwelcoming and sharp. But Ando shattered all these expectations and bias I had against concrete, specifically with his use of light. His work give a sensation of peace and purity.

“In the dim interior, I appreciated what little light we received. I would often fill my cupped hands with light coming into my room. Since then, this is the type of architecture I’ve wanted to build; an architecture which values light and reminds me of the same feelings I experienced as a child.”( Aucott, B. (2018) Tadao Ando)


Here are some of my favorite work of his 



The “circular terrace,” the symbol of the museum, connects the first basement floor to the outdoor space on the second floor, linking the exhibition buildings, gallery buildings, and the sea and mountains. The cast concrete forms a beautiful spiral, creating shades of light and shadow. (Enjoy Osaka Kyote Kobe, 2023)



The oval at Benesse Art Museum Naoshima, Japan, 2004



References

- Tadao Ando: Artist: Royal Academy of Arts (no date) Tadao Ando | Artist | Royal Academy of Arts. Available at: https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/art-artists/name/tadao-ando-hon-ra (Accessed: 06 October 2023).

- Aucott, B. (2018) Tadao Ando: The quiet icon: Habitus living, Habitusliving.com. Available at: https://www.habitusliving.com/design-hunters/tadao-a (Accessed: 06 October 2023).

- (2023) Enjoy Osaka Kyoto kobe. Available at: https://enjoy-osaka-kyoto-kobe.com/article/tadao-ando-buildings/ (Accessed: 06 October 2023).



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