Kisho Kurokawa ( 黒 川 紀 章 Kurokawa Kisho: April 8, 1934 , Kanie , Japan Empire - October 12, 2007 , Tokyo , Japan ) is a Japanese architect and one of the founders of the metabolism movement.
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Biography
He studied architecture at Kyoto and Tokyo universities, in 1962 he founded an architecture firm that had a branch in the United States.
On May 7, 2007, Kurokawa traveled to Yekaterinburg , studying the design possibilities of a shopping and entertainment center [6] . October 12 of the same year he died.
Famous Projects
- National Museum of Ethnology ( Osaka , Japan, 1973 - 1977 )
- Hiroshima Museum of Modern Art ( Hiroshima , Japan, 1988 - 1989 )
- Kuala Lumpur International Airport ( Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia , 1992 - 1998 )
- Oita Stadium ( Oita , Japan, 1996 - 2001 , used to host the 2002 World Cup )
- Astana International Airport ( Astana , Kazakhstan , 2000 - 2003 )
- Football stadium "St. Petersburg" ( St. Petersburg , Russia , 2006 - 2017 )
- Master plan of the new capital of Kazakhstan, Astana
Nakagin Capsule Tower (1970-1972)
Melbourne Central ( Melbourne , Australia , 1988)
Wheelock Place (Singapore, 1990-1993)
Republic Plaza ( Singapore , 1986-1995)
National Center for the Arts, Tokyo
Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum (1996-2000)
Osaka International Convention Center (Osaka, Japan, 1994-2000)
Oita bank dome
Krestovsky Stadium (St. Petersburg, Russia, 2006—2017)
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Encyclopædia Britannica
- ↑ SNAC - 2010.
- ↑ Structurae - Ratingen .
- ↑ http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/10/12/asia/AS-GEN-Japan-Obit-Kurokawa.php
- ↑ BNF ID : 2011 Open Data Platform .
- ↑ Japanese high-tech in the capital of the Urals (www.channel4.ru 05/07/07) (unavailable link) . Date of treatment May 7, 2007. Archived on September 27, 2007.