Church of the Light
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
Tadao Ando
Light is something that is visible or affords illumination. It is a form of energy that travels freely through space and is electromagnetic radiation.
Tadao Ando is one of Japan’s most celebrated architects. His work is characteristically simple due to the emptiness his architecture creates, because only light space surrounds the surfaces in his buildings. His large walls are powerful, but still allow light in, which creates stillness. A few of his architectural projects include Water Temple in 1991, Church of the Light in 1988, and The Modern Art Museum of Forth Worth, Texas in 2002.
For me, the most intriguing part of Ando’s work is the calm feeling it creates. He uses light and shadow in unsuspecting ways, and even though his works look simple, you can tell there was a lot of thought put into where the shadow and light will become noticeable. Most of his architectural projects use large, grey wall juxtaposed against soft light.
Tadao Ando’s architecture projects are similar to Abu Dhabi. Dhabi’s work is simple and clean looking and uses light in similar ways, although he uses the reflection of light more than Ando does.
