Tadao AndoChurch of the LightChurch of the Light Thesis Statement:The development of reinforced concrete enabled contemporary structures to have a variety of forms, ranging from simple to more complex.Conseuently, in order for the structures to loo! simple, the complexity of the structural engineering is heightened. "ac!ground of Ando "orn in #sa!a, $apan %&'% Self(trained architect Traveled )urope, Africa, *S )arly +n,uencesCorbusier, Alto, -L., /ahn 0is innovative concrete construction 1as in,uenced by early $apanese carpentry traditions %&&2 1on 3rit4!er 3ri4e for Church of the Light Church of the Light Social:0is use of materials accommodated the to1n of #sa!a5s economical restraints Scienti6c:.ith the advent of 7Ando Concrete8 1hich 1as much more dense, enabled less material to be used and it e9ciently carried the same loads Symbolic:0is minimalist approach to architecture creates a !ind of purity and elegance in 1hich light and dar!ness guides the vie1er, and is able to evo!e emotions Candela5s Church of San $ose #brero Social: Through his discovery of the hyperbolic paraoboloid he e9ciently reused the shell forms in 1hich they reuired a small amount of material Scienti6c:A 035s symmetry ma!es it possible for a more simpli6ed behavior 1ithin the structure, and in turn, allo1s the loads to act more e9ciently Symbolic:These shells 1ere formed using straight lines, in turn ma!ing the construction of the 1ooden forms easy, 7the result consists of elegantly curved forms that can be uite sensuous8 Ando versus CandelaAndo Candela(Surface uality (complexity of form(structure one can ( mathematics to create 1:materialcreate form vs..at simplest form experimentation(Allo1ing light to ( Ta!ing thinness reveal the true to ne1 limits structure andencompassed his experienceconcept for structures 7+ hoped this pro;ect 1ould raise an issue against the current tendency.+ tried to see to 1hat extent an a