Tracing Five Decades of Thought and Form: “Tadao Ando. Sketches, Drawings, and Architecture”

Shanghai poly grand theatre by Tadao Ando. Image © nj.ap via ShutterstockTaschen's new book, published in October 2025, Tadao Ando. Sketches, Drawings, and Architecture presents an in-depth exploration of the Japanese architect Tadao Ando's creative process, bringing together over 750 sketches, drawings, models, and technical plans developed over nearly five decades. Created in close collaboration with Ando himself, the book provides a rare view into how his ideas take shape, from the immed