Simplicity and Light: The Architecture of Tadao Ando 素净极简：安藤忠雄的建筑诗
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Tadao Ando is a Japanese architect who was born in Osaka in 1941. Brought up by his grandmother, Ando was a boxer and a truck driver in his younger years before embarking on his career as an architect. He was inspired by the post-war rebuilding of Osaka that was taking place all around him. Without formal training, Ando taught himself about architecture by studying designs and visiting sites and reading about them. He then furthered his knowledge through his travels to the U.S., Europe, and Africa, before returning to Osaka and setting up Tadao Ando Architecture & Associates in 1969.
安藤忠雄是于1941年出生于大阪的日本建筑师。由祖母带大的安藤在从事建筑师前，曾于青少年时期做过拳击手及卡车司机。安藤被当时大阪战后的重建所启发，虽然没受过正规教育，他藉研究设计作品、参访多处地点以及阅读书籍以自学相关知识。接着他透过到美国、欧洲以及非洲旅行，增进自身的知识并于1969年返回大阪时成立了安藤忠雄建筑事务所。
Ando’s works are characteristically simple, and he uses concrete as his main material. His buildings are designed to complement the landscape, and they often feature special outdoor areas. Natural light plays an important role in his creations, and Ando is driven by a desire to create urban places where people can contemplate and reflect. For Ando, incorporating the elements of light, wind, and the sea into his work is vital.
安藤忠雄的作品风格简洁，他采用混凝土作为主要建材。他的建筑物是设计与周遭环境结合，而且通常会建造特别的户外区域。在他的创作中，自然光扮演了重要的角色。安藤的动力来自于渴望创造出可供人们在城市中沉淀及反思的地方。对安藤而言，将光线、风及海洋的元素与他的作品做结合是很重要的。
An early example of Ando’s emerging style is the 1976 Row House in Sumiyoshi. The small, two-story concrete house consists of two interior spaces and one open exterior courtyard. From the street, the house is a simple windowless block that fits perfectly into a space on a narrow street. The light inside is provided by the courtyard, which also serves to connect the manmade concrete with air, light, and rain.
安藤逐渐展露头角的风格展现在他的早期作品中：1976年建于大阪住吉区的住吉长屋。这栋狭小、两层的混凝土建筑是由两个内部的空间跟一个开放式的外部院子所组成。从街道上望过去，这是一栋跟狭窄街道空间十分契合的简约无窗方块体。这栋建筑物里的光线来自庭院，这庭院也用来使人造混凝土与空气、阳光雨水交融。
Vocabulary
单词发音
embark [ɪmˋbɑrk] v. 从事，着手[（+on/in/upon）]
site [saɪt] n.〔重要事件发生的〕场所
further [ˋfɝðɚ] v. 促进；助长
characteristically [͵kærɪktəˋrɪstɪklɪ] adv. 典型地；有代表性地
be driven by 被....驱动
urban [ˋɝbən] adj. 城市的
contemplate [ˋkɑntɛm͵plet] v. 冥思苦想，深思熟虑
reflect [rɪˋflɛkt] v. 思考，反省
interior [ɪnˋtɪrɪɚ] adj. 内的，内部的
exterior [ɪkˋstɪrɪɚ] adj. 外部的，外面的
courtyard [ˋkortˋjɑrd] n. 庭院；天井
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单词发音
boxer [ˋbɑksɚ] n. 拳击手，拳师
complement [ˋkɑmpləmənt] v. 补足；与……相配
incorporate [ɪnˋkɔrpə͵ret] v. 合并；混合
two-story [tu ˈstɔrɪ] adj. 二层楼的
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A larger example of Ando’s architectural style is situated on the side of the Rokko Mountains, in Kobe. The residential complex is an intricate network of homes separated by cleverly created gaps that open up the spaces between each house, filling the spaces with light. Rokko Housing One was completed in 1983 and withstood the Great Hanshin Earthquake of 1995. The design brought the architect to the attention of the international community.
展现安藤忠雄建筑风格的较大作品则位于神户的六甲山边。此住宅区是一个错综复杂的住家网络，藉由精巧地制造间距将每栋房子分开，使每个空间都充满光线。六甲集合住宅I于1983年完工并且抵抗了1995年的阪神大地震的摧残，此设计让这位建筑师受到国际社会的瞩目。
The architect has also won praise for his remarkable religious buildings. He has designed four churches in Japan, all of which follow the theme of nature: Church on the Water, Church of the Light, Church of the Wind, and Water Temple. Church of the Light is one of Ando’s most beautiful and least complex works. The main feature of the box-shaped building is the far wall, which is sliced horizontally and vertically to form the shape of a cross. Through these gaps, light floods into the church.
这位建筑师也因他杰出的宗教建筑赢得赞赏。他在日本已经设计了4座教堂，全都跟自然主题有关：水之教会、光之教会、风之教会以及本福寺水御堂。光之教会是安藤最漂亮也最不复杂的作品之一。这栋箱形建筑主要的特色在于最远的那座墙，它被水平及垂直地切割出十字架的形状。光影也随着这些间隙涌入这座教堂。
Ando won the most distinguished award in the field of architecture, the Pritzker Prize, in 1995. He donated his US$100,000 winnings to an orphanage. More recently, Ando has undertaken to design his fifth church – and his first overseas – which will be built in Taiwan. Church of the Earth will be built in Aodi on the northeast coast, and is scheduled to be completed in April, 2011. Church of the Earth will represent a solemn spirit, and it is hoped Ando’s building will breathe new life into architecture in Taiwan.
安藤在1995年赢得建筑界最杰出的奖项－普利兹克奖。他将10万美金的奖金捐赠给一家孤儿院。就在最近，安藤已经开始着手设计第五座也是第一座位于海外的教堂。这座大地教堂将会建于台东北海岸的澳底，预定于2011年4月完工。大地教堂将代表庄严的精神，也希望安藤的建筑能为台湾的建筑界注入新的生命力。
－by Alice Davis
Vocabulary
单词发音
situate [ˋsɪtʃʊ͵et] v. 使位于
residential [͵rɛzəˋdɛnʃəl] adj. 住宅的
network [ˋnɛt͵wɝk] n. 网状物；网状系统
gap [gæp] n. 缺口; 间隔
withstand [wɪðˋstænd] v. 耐受; 承受
theme [θim] n. 主题
slice [slaɪs] v. 切开；划破
orphanage [ˋɔrfənɪdʒ] n. 孤儿院
undertake [͵ʌndɚˋtek] v. 试图；着手做
schedule [ˋskɛdʒʊl] v. 安排，预定
solemn [ˋsɑləm] adj. 庄重的；庄严的
breathe new life into something 给予活力，赋与生机 to make something that was boring seem interesting again
Reading Questions
1. What made Tadao Ando want to become an architect?
A. His grandmother wanted him to be one.
B. He felt it was a good way to make money.
C. He had studied architecture at school.
D. He was interested in the construction happening in his city.
2. Which of the following does NOT describe Ando’s works?
A. They fit in with the surroundings.
B. They provide a place for meditation.
C. They are typically complex in design.
D. They are often constructed from concrete.
3. Which of the following statements is true?
A. Ando’s Sumiyoshi project brought him worldwide acclaim.
B. Ando’s Church of the Earth will be built in Taiwan.
C. Rokko Housing One, completed in 1983, was destroyed in 1995.
D. Row House has no windows and is completely dark inside.
4. Which of the following is likely most important to Ando?
A. Connecting his designs with nature.
B. Copying building styles fro, abroad.
C. Introducing his work to foreign countries.
D. Giving a religious element to his designs.
Study of Azuma House (Row House in Sumiyoshi)
Rokko Housing One
Church of the Wind
Answer
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1. ( D ) |
2. ( C ) |
3. ( B ) |
4. ( A ) |
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