Squeals of delight greeted Bono as he showed up to introduce Tadao Ando, the world's most decorated architect, in front of 2,500 admirers at the RDS in Dublin last Sunday. Referring to the ageless 66-year-old's trademark Beatle haircut, U2's front man said: "Ando-san is John, Paul, George and Ringo, rolled into one. If you're a fan of architecture, this is Shea Stadium." Finding a voice is the hardest thing for an artist, he observed, but "Ando, a Buddhist punk with a Presbyterian eye, has invented his own language. He is the world heavyweight champion of concrete, light and spiritual regeneration."
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Tom de Paor: A13 Artscape, East London |
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Tesserae
Tessera, æ. Latin, from Greek, neuter of tesseres, variant of tessares - four. I. A square, a small cubic or quadrangular piece of stone, glass, earthenware or wood used for making mosaics or pavements or as ornament in inlaying floors; also, a square board or tablet on which anything is written; II. A die for playing with; III. A mark, token. 1. In the field, a tablet on which the watchword was inscribed, hence often rendered as watchword, signal; 2. A piece of ivory, bone, wood used as a ticket for receiving corn or money or for admission to theatres or as a certificate for successful gladiators; 3. The mark or token of hospitality: hence apud nos confregisti tessaram - you have put an end to our friendship or you have not kept your word
Shane O'Toole is an architect and critic. A director of Group 91 Architects during the 1990s, he is Tegral company architect and Irish architecture critic for The Sunday Times. He was the Irish Architecture Foundation's Commissioner for the Venice Biennale's 10th International Architecture Exhibition.
