Arata Isozaki

In this Japanese name, the family name is Isozaki.

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Arata Isozaki
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Personal information
Name Arata Isozaki
Nationality Japanese
Birth date 1931 (age 92–93)
Birth place Ōita, Japan
Work
Awards Royal Gold Medal, 1986
Pritzker Architecture Prize, 2019

Early life

Isozaki was born in Ōita.[2]

He studied with Kenzo Tange, Kisho Kurokawa, and Fumihiko Maki at the University of Tokyo.[2] He graduated in 1954.[1]

Career

Isozaki worked for Kenzo Tange & Urtec from 1954 to 1963.[1] He started his own design office in 1963.[3]

In 2005, Arata Isozaki started another office in Italy called Arata Isozaki & Andrea Maffei Associates.[4]

Isozaki was awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize in March 2019.

List of projects

 
the Kyoto Concert Hall was built in 1995
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  • 2011 — Maranello Library, Maranello, Italy[9]
  • 2012 — Bologna Station, Bologna, Italy[10]
  • 2014 — Citylife, Milan, Italy[11]

Honors

Arata Isozaki Media

References

 
The "Granship" (Shizuoka Convention & Arts Center) was built in 1999
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Kenneth Frampton, Kenneth. "Arata Isozaki," Grove Art Online (2009). Retrieved 2012-2-29.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Corkill, Edan. "Arata Isozaki: Astonishing by design". Japan Times, 1 June 2008. Retrieved 2012-2-29.
  3. Arata Isozaki & Associates, Profile. Retrieved 2012-2-29.
  4. Arata Isozaki & Andrea Maffei Associati, Practice profile[dead link]. Retrieved 2012-2-29.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 ArchNet.org, Arata Isozaki[dead link]. Retrieved 2012-2-29.
  6. Ikeda, Satoru. "Granship" (Shizuoka Convention & Arts Center) "Sails Forth" as a New Home for Japanese Cultural, Sports and Other Events," Nagata Acoustics News, Vol. 99-6, No.138, June 25, 1999. Retrieved 2012-2-29.
  7. 7.0 7.1 Arata Isozaki & Associates, Projects. Retrieved 2012-2-29.
  8. Arata Isozaki & Andrea Maffei Associati, Turin Ice Hockey Stadium[dead link]. Retrieved 2012-2-29.
  9. Arata Isozaki & Andrea Maffei Associati, Maranello New Library[dead link]. Retrieved 2012-2-29.
  10. Arata Isozaki & Andrea Maffei Associati, Bologna Station[dead link]. Retrieved 2012-2-29.
  11. Arata Isozaki & Andrea Maffei Associati, Citylife[dead link]. Retrieved 2012-2-29.

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