This unique volume explores the atmosphere and life of legendary Japanese architect Tadao Ando's spaces through their shade and light: a technique which Ando himself has applauded.

The book features portraits of 27 of Ando's buildings, including the notable Kidosaki House of 1986 in Tokyo; the Church on the Water of 1988 in Hokkaido; and the 1995 Meditation Space for UNESCO in Paris. The digitally reworked high-resolution photography bring new life to Pare's original photos. With a detailed appendix for each project alongside personal drawings by Tadao Ando.

Richard Pare is consulting curator of photography for the Canadian Center for Architecture and has exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

This unique volume explores the atmosphere and life of legendary Japanese architect Tadao Ando's spaces through their shade and light: a technique which Ando himself has applauded.

The book features portraits of 27 of Ando's buildings, including the notable Kidosaki House of 1986 in Tokyo; the Church on the Water of 1988 in Hokkaido; and the 1995 Meditation Space for UNESCO in Paris. The digitally reworked high-resolution photography bring new life to Pare's original photos. With a detailed appendix for each project alongside personal drawings by Tadao Ando.

Richard Pare is consulting curator of photography for the Canadian Center for Architecture and has exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.