{"product_id":"nothingness-jin-baek-9780415478533","title":"Nothingness: Tadao Ando's Christian Sacred Space","description":"\u003cp\u003eBased around an interview with Tadao Ando, this book explores the influence of the Buddhist concept of nothingness on Ando's Christian architecture, and sheds new light on the cultural significance of the buildings of one of the world's leading contemporary architects.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecifically, this book situates Ando's churches, particularly his world-renowned Church of the Light (1989), within the legacy of nothingness expounded by Kitaro Nishida (1870-1945), the father of the Kyoto Philosophical School.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLinking Ando's Christian architecture with a philosophy originating in Mahayana Buddhism illuminates the relationship between the two religious systems, as well as tying Ando's architecture to the influence of Nishida on post-war Japanese art and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jin Baek\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415478537\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415478533\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.80h x 7.60w x 0.80d","brand":"Jin Baek","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48064925106431,"sku":"9780415478533","price":240.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_760c1595-f6fe-425d-abfa-653390c8d608.jpg?v=1768671961","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/nothingness-jin-baek-9780415478533","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}