Tadao Ando: Yes, you are absolutely right ... I was naturally drawn to these spaces—the quiet atmosphere of temple precincts, enveloped by dense greenery, and the comfort of a veranda beneath ...

If there is any consistent factor in his work, says Pritzker-winning architect Tadao Ando, then it is the pursuit ... Koshino House or the Water Temple – link the notion of regional identity ...

The beam of light cuts through the darkness of the bare nave, the only ornament in this minimalist temple where Tadao Ando ...