Water is an indispensable element for Tadao Ando’s architecture. The exploration of the role of water in his projects is an essential process to comprehend his philosophy. In this study, the composition type of water used in the architecture of Tadao Ando was analyzed. Based on the concept of ma and shintai, the three types of water were categorized as architectural elements, reflecting water basin, continuous cascade, and waterfall. The relationship between entry and water was compared and classified into three types: water presence before entry, water presence before and after entry, and water presence after entry. The Japanese ma, which understands time and space as a unified concept, is embodied through water that reveals the nature of time and forms a perfect gap between the building and its surroundings. Water is used as an architectural device that allows shintai to fully recognize and accept space as a medium that allows people to perceive the world through the combination of body and mind, reinforcing architectural experiences through perception. Keywords: Tadao Ando, Water Composition, Typology, Shintai, Ma

The Typology Of Water Composition In Tadao Ando’s, Architecture, Asian Journal of Arts, Culture and Tourism. Arar, M. S., Jung, C., & Al Qassimi, N. 4/20/2021.

Water is an indispensable element for Tadao Ando’s architecture. The exploration of the role of water in his projects is an essential process to comprehend his philosophy. In this study, the composition type of water used in the architecture of Tadao Ando was analyzed. Based on the concept of ma and shintai, the three types of water were categorized as architectural elements, reflecting water basin, continuous cascade, and waterfall. The relationship between entry and water was compared and classified into three types: water presence before entry, water presence before and after entry, and water presence after entry. The Japanese ma, which understands time and space as a unified concept, is embodied through water that reveals the nature of time and forms a perfect gap between the building and its surroundings. Water is used as an architectural device that allows shintai to fully recognize and accept space as a medium that allows people to perceive the world through the combination of body and mind, reinforcing architectural experiences through perception. Keywords: Tadao Ando, Water Composition, Typology, Shintai, Ma