Tadao Ando: Lecture - Book Signing @ UCLA 06/23/08

[Natvralism]

TASCHEN AND THE UCLA DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE & URBAN DESIGN PROUDLY PRESENT

TADAO ANDO

For a lecture and book signing

Monday June 23rd 2008

6:30 pm

The UCLA Department of Architecture & Urban Design

Perloff Hall

The grid location is F2

Parking is available in Lot 3 for $8

Info: 310.267.4704

Seating is first come, first served,

RSVP to Christa Carr

[email protected]

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[Natvralism]

If I can go for sure, I'll attempt at least a synopsis and maybe some pictures.

I'm still not positive I can go though...

This is not someone to miss in the states, if you have any interest in Architecture.

[oOmegaOo]

If i wasn't in New York I'd hop on this. All who can MUST go.

[Yardsale]

omg, I dunno if I can get there in time

[DEPHT]

I really like his Church of Light.

[cjbreed]

^^awesome

I used to live right up the road from this museum in Fort Worth, TX designed by Tadao Ando called The Modern. Such a beautiful building. Hung out there quite a bit...

[habia]

No, you guys are wrong. Row House at Sumiyoshi is my favorite work of his.

Exterior from street

Isometric, plan and elevation

Interior of atrium

Top exterior

Atrium from roof during rain

I really like this. A small residence, upstairs and downstairs with open air atrium in center. In order to move from one side of the house to the other you must walk through the "outdoors."

Some people I know write it off as contrived and tacky... I really do not feel that way at all. I think it is a great utilization of small space. Almost of the opposite of traditional japanese interior design; instead of having multi purpose rooms which can easily be transformed from sleeping on futons to entertaining guests to dining the transformation goes on during the commute/journey between rooms. This journey is emphasized by crossing thresholds from indoors to out.

I love it.

Wish I could make this lecture.

anyone been to his restaurant in NYC? is it worth checking out? Morimoto I believe it is called in Chealsea.

[azn8oi]

I'm working in a shit part of SGV... fucking far. I can't make it either.

[andrewisalsorad]

im sooooo there- wow! i cant believe they are still doing a lecture series with the semester over. very excited for this.

[dismalfuture]

For those who can't make this event, the Taschen complete works book is completely worth the 30 or so dollars.

[azn8oi]

Don't forget to show up, ladies and gents.

[Natvralism]

Please take some pictures, and or give us your impressions if you have the chance to attend this event.

This morning I was in a car accident. Today I'll be getting estimates on the damage.

Unfortunately, I will not be able to go to this event, and I'm not happy about that.

He will be signing the Complete Works published by Taschen. It will be an amazing event, in my opinion.

Enjoy, everyone.

[andrewisalsorad]

fuck drove half there to find out it was sold out...lame!

[Yardsale]

fuck drove half there to find out it was sold out...lame!

ouch :( :(

[ilovefriedchicken]

i ditched my first summer session class for this

[andrewisalsorad]

did you get in? apparently all seats had been reserved already...i rsvp'd but no reply...ruined my week possibly my month

edit- it's not surprising it sold out, they were holding in the tiny lecture hall in the arch grad building... maybe 200 seats...

..did anyone get in?

[Natvralism]

I hope someone made it into this event.

If anyone did, please let us know what we missed?

More than likely I will be dissapointed I couldn't go for a long time to come.

It is not every day that one of the penultimate architects of Japan happens to end up in Los Angeles..

*sobs*