The Priztker laureate pairs Mexican vernacular building techniques with his signature concrete castings

Casa Wabi by Tadao Ando

Eastern sensibilities meet Latin American exuberance in a new project by Tadao Ando. He's the architect behind a new cultural foundation in the Pacific state of Oaxaca, Mexico.

Casa Wabi is the brainchild of the Mexican artist Bosco Sodi. Its aim, he says, is "to promote the exchange of ideas, fostering an open and constructive dialogue between national and international artists in a variety of practices and disciplines".

Standing in 67 acres, the multi-disciplinary residential arts centre includes an 8,000-square-foot art gallery, a multi-purpose room, half a dozen studio-dorms, two one-room meditation structures, and a sculpture garden......Continue Reading

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