WEBB, MICHAEL
This beautifully illustrated book celebrates the opening of the new visitor center at the Clark Art Institute, designed by Pritzker Prize recipient Tadao Ando (b. 1941). Noted architectural photographer Richard Pare captures the buildings indoor and outdoor spacesincluding reflecting pools, galleries, and courtyardsin more than 60 gorgeous images. The accompanying essay offers an architectural critics perspective on the building and discusses the most important facets of Andos stunning design, including the structures harmonious relationship to the Clarks existing buildings and the surrounding Berkshire scenery. Documenting for the first time this new addition to the Clarks bucolic campus, this gem of a book is essential for fans of both Ando and the Clark.
Michael Webb is the author of more than twenty-five books on architecture and design. Richard Pare is an architectural photographer and was the founding curator of photographs at the Canadian Centre for Architecture.
