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Thu 09 Sep 2007Ando the starchitect - and the meaning of lifeJapanese architect Tadao Ando - the heavyweight champion of concrete, according to Bono - held a sellout gig in Dublin this week. Emma Cullinanreports.Why does internationally renowned boxer-turned-architect Tadao Ando call his dog Le Corbusier - and why is Bono his new best friend? And why did a packed audience of 3,000 people turn up to hear him speak in the RDS this week?