Japanese architect Ando wins 2002 AIA gold medal

Japanese architect Ando wins 2002 AIA gold medal

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese architect Tadao Ando speaks with the media in Washington on March 1 after winning the prestigious 2002 gold medal of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). Ando, 60, proposed constructing a circular-shape, lawn-covered tomb with a diameter of 200 meters at ground zero in New York.

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