PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Ando and Le Corbusier is a two-volume project that shows how the work of two pioneers of modern architecture — Tadao Ando and Le Corbusier — share similar investigations but express them in distinctly different ways. Volume 2 includes a catalogue of more than 100 models of Le Corbusier houses made by Ando’s students in Tokyo.

The publications’ design seeks to show the affinities between the architects’ work by incorporating typography and materials that echo their shared use of concrete and natural light. A flush-cut binding, uncoated gray binding paper, exposed boards, silkscreened covers, and tip-on image translate the architects’ interest in spare material frameworks. Essays and plate entries use a reductivist approach to type weight and size; gray captions add texture, navigation, and nuance to a bright white, almost uncoated stock. The books’ compositional structure evokes organicism and delicacy, while suggesting the underlying framework beneath.

Divider stock shifts differentiate catalogue entries from essay sections. Colored papers reflect each architect’s methods: green, orange, off-white, and yellow echo the colors Corbu used in his work, while blue and gray mirror Ando’s interest in concrete, the sky, and bodies of water.

BOOK INFORMATION

Trim Size: 9.75 x 11.75 inches

Number of Pages: Volume 1: 164 pages; Volume 2: 224 pages

Binding Method: Paper over board, flush-cut Colorplan-bound case; Volume 1: three silkscreened drawings; Volume 2: tip-on image

Paper: Volume 1: 150 gsm Arctic Volume Ice and 175gsm Colorplan in Real Grey and Azure Blue; Volume 2: 150 gsm Arctic Volume Ice and 175gsm Colorplan in Mandarin, Stone, Citrine, and Emerald

Typefaces: Favorit by Dinamo; GT Eesti by Reno Moser for Grilli Type

CREDIT INFORMATION

Creative Director: Cheryl Towler Weese

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Book Designer: Meredith Barone, Silas Chen, Brad Sturm

Jacket/Cover Designer: Meredith Barone, Silas Chen, Brad Sturm

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Other Credits: Jim McDonough - Executive Director, Alphawood Foundation; Kristin Hettich - Director of Publications, Alphawood Foundation; Amy Teschner - Copyeditor; Deborah Paddock - Photo researcher; Lisa Abitbol - Photo researcher; Gina Broze - Rights and reproductions; Professional Graphics, Rockford, Illinois - Color separations

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