Arata Isozaki

Arata Isozaki
Isozaki in 2013
Born(1931-07-23)23 July 1931[1]
Died28 December 2022(2022-12-28) (aged 91)
NationalityJapanese
Alma materUniversity of Tokyo (1954 and 1961)
OccupationArchitect
SpouseAiko Miyawaki
Awards
Buildings
  • Festival Plaza at EXPO70
  • Art Tower Mitor
  • LA’s Museum of Contemporary Art
Arata Isozaki in 1996

Arata Isozaki (磯崎 新, Isozaki Arata; 23 July 1931 – 28 December 2022)[2] was a Japanese architect, urban designer, and theorist[4] from Ōita. He was awarded the Royal Gold Medal in 1986 and the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 2019. He taught at Columbia University, Harvard University, and Yale University.[5]

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  3. ^ Allen, Katherine (5 March 2019). "Arata Isozaki Named 2019 Pritzker Prize Laureate". ArchDaily. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  4. ^ Qin, Amy (9 March 2019). "The man who fused east and west: Arata Isozaki wins Pritzker Prize in architecture". Independent. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
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