Tadao Ando is one of the best-known and most influential contemporary architects with a minimalistic aesthetic and love of natural materials like glass and concrete–proof that less is more. This volume features ten houses and examines his approach to these designs. Viewed as a collection, these houses serve to demonstrate the wide range of Ando’s prodigious genius through lavish and striking photographs. Characteristics of his work include large expanses of unadorned architectural concrete wall