Modern minimalism with a Japanese touch: Discover Tadao Ando s completely unique aestheticPhilippe Starck describes him as a mystic in a country which is no longer mystic. Drew Philip calls his buildings land art that struggle to emerge from the earth. He is the only architect to have won the discipline s four most prestigious prizes: the Pritzker, Carlsberg, Praemium Imperiale, and Kyoto Prize. His name is Tadao Ando, and he is one of the world s greatest living architects. Combining influences from Japanese tradition with the best of Modernism, Ando has developed a completely unique...