The Study On Comparing Architectural Works Between Tadao Ando And Ieoh Ming Pei

The Pritzker prize is the highest award in the field of architecture. Study of the works of the winners, is a necessary part of the architectural theory. Tadao Ando and Ieoh Ming Pei won the prize in 1995 and 1983, they have grown in East cultural background, have followed the first generation of Architects: Le Corbusier and Ludwig Mies Van der Rohe. They put the spirit of national culture and modern architecture together, formed their own distinctive architectural style. The object of this reserch is Tadao Ando and I. M. PEI, I visited their architectural works of mainland China, draw the building models and drawings, analyzed their architectural works, compared personal element of their works, analyzed the deep-seated cultural connotation of personality elements, draw the following conclusion: Tadao Ando and I. M. Pei have absorbed the nation's aesthetic view and Chinese, Japanese garden design technique, inherited the spirit of the connotation of the traditional architecture, did not follow the traditional architectural forms and materials, use concrete, glass, steel and other modern materials, shaping the rich geometry.This study can rich architectural design practices, understand the master of creative ideas and experience of cultural connotation of the East have positive guidance and the inheritance of traditional architecture has a great inspiration, to establish a national cultural self-esteem has role in promoting.