Japanese architect (1931-2022) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Arata Isozaki (磯崎 新, Isozaki Arata, born 23 July 1931) is a Japanese architect.[1]
Arata Isozaki | |
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Born | 1931 (age 92–93) Ōita, Japan |
Nationality | Japanese |
Occupation | Architect |
Awards | Royal Gold Medal, 1986 Pritzker Architecture Prize, 2019 |
He studied with Kenzo Tange, Kisho Kurokawa, and Fumihiko Maki at the University of Tokyo.[2] He graduated in 1954.[1]
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.
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