Archinect - News 2024-12-22T03:30:12-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150322500/tadao-ando-to-receive-the-andr-e-putman-lifetime-achievement-award Tadao Ando to receive the Andrée Putman Lifetime Achievement Award Nathaniel Bahadursingh 2022-09-06T08:00:00-04:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/16/165f8cc21de8229041507a04e43e2ea8.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Prolific, self-taught, and <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/51168/pritzker-prize" target="_blank">Pritzker Prize</a>-winning Japanese architect <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/99728/tadao-ando" target="_blank">Tadao Ando</a> has been announced today as the recipient of the Andr&eacute;e Putman Lifetime Achievement award. The recognition is presented by the Cr&eacute;ateurs Design Awards, a program that highlights extraordinary work in architecture, interior design, product design, photography, journalism, and curation.&nbsp;</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/25/2520ec1eb3e50a26427c83d00f391ef9.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/25/2520ec1eb3e50a26427c83d00f391ef9.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Previously on Archinect: <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150243681/new-photos-of-tadao-ando-s-bourse-de-commerce-pinault-collection-makeover" target="_blank">New photos of Tadao Ando's Bourse de Commerce &mdash; Pinault Collection makeover</a>. (Image courtesy Bourse de Commerce &ndash; Pinault Collection. &copy; Tadao Ando Architect &amp; Associates, NeM / Niney et Marca Architectes, Agence Pierre-Antoine Gatier. Photo by&nbsp;Patrick Tourneboeuf.&nbsp;Artist: Urs Fischer.)</figcaption></figure><p>&ldquo;France has a cultural legacy of pursuing ideas beyond the boundary of an era. Revolutionary projects such as the Eiffel Tower and the Centre Pompidou came to fruition in Paris, redefining the city&rsquo;s historical context,&rdquo; Ando said in response to winning the award. &ldquo;Coresidence of the genius loci, the essence of a pl...</p>