Born in 1941 in Osaka, Japan, Tadao Ando is a self-taught architect who founded his own design studio, Tadao Ando Architects and Associates, at the age of 28. He is well-recognized worldwide with a series of World Architecture Awards, including the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 1995. He established nearly 150 internationally acclaimed architectural works and programs, including "Church of the Light (1989)", "Row House in Sumiyoshi", "Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art, Kobe", etc. He became one of the most active and influential architects today.