Mr. Arata Isozaki, an internationally acclaimed architect who has attracted attention as a standard-bearer of postmodern architecture and has been selected for the Pritzker Prize, also known as the "Nobel Prize of the architectural world," died on December 28 due to old age. He passed away at his home in Naha.
he was 91 years old.
Mr. Isozaki was born in Oita City in 1931, graduated from the Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, the University of Tokyo in 1954, and studied under Kenzo Tange, one of Japan's leading architects, in graduate school.
He established his atelier in 1963, and worked on a series of buildings in his hometown of Kyushu, including the former Oita Prefectural Oita Library and the Kitakyushu Municipal Central Library, which are some of his early masterpieces.
In addition, the Tsukuba Center Building in Ibaraki Prefecture, completed in 1983, is regarded as a masterpiece of postmodern architecture that criticizes the standardized modern architecture, and has attracted attention as a standard-bearer of postmodern architecture both in Japan and overseas. .
In addition, he has produced works in various parts of the world, such as the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles and the indoor stadium of the Barcelona Olympics, and has received high acclaim internationally.
In 2019, he was selected for the Pritzker Architecture Prize, the most prestigious award in the world of architecture, also known as the "Nobel Prize of the architecture world." He is a truly international architect who has established the architectural art of
According to his people, Isozaki passed away at his home in Naha on the 28th of this month due to old age.
he was 91 years old.