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Visitor Center, Clark Art Institute

Lasting Impression: Since it opened in 1955, the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute has drawn 200,000 visitors annually to see its French Impressionist paintings among 9,000 works of art.

Wendy Moonan

August 16, 2014

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Last month the Clark completed a $145 million campus expansion on its 140-acre site in the Berkshire mountains of Massachsetts. Included is a new visitor center by Tadao Ando Architect & Associates and a renovation of the existing museum by Selldorf Architects.

Ando Museum

Modern to the Core: Challenged to create a building in which to showcase his own work, a celebrated Japanese architect constructs a series of unique spaces within the shell of a historic house.

Naomi Pollock, FAIA

December 16, 2013

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A building within a building, the Ando Museum celebrates work on the Inland Sea island of Naoshima by one of Japan’s most influential architects.

Stone Sculpture Museum

Barn Again: Mixing materials and methods from the vernacular and the modern, a Japanese architect creates a timeless retreat for the sculpture of two German artists.

Chris Foges

February 15, 2013

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Mixing materials and methods from the vernacular and the modern, a Japanese architect creates a timeless retreat for the sculpture of two German artists.

21_21 DESIGN SIGHT

Tadao Ando and collaborator Issey Miyake manipulate geometry and light to create stimulating design musuem

Naomi Pollock, FAIA

November 19, 2007

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An installation space dedicated to design, 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT is Tadao Ando’s concrete contribution to Tokyo Midtown.

Credits: 1 AIA LU/HSW; 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 ICC CEU; 0.1 IACET CEU

In this course, you will learn about the benefits of utilizing terra cotta wall cladding as well as how they are manufactured and installed.

Credits: 1 AIA LU/HSW; 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 ICC CEU; 0.1 IACET CEU

This course will examine how noncombustible steel deck framing makes it possible to meet stringent building and fire codes in Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) zones.