Tange, Kenzo
Born: Sep 04, 1913 AD
Died: 2005 AD, at 91 years of age.
Nationality: Japanese
Categories: Architects, Designers
Died: 2005 AD, at 91 years of age.
Nationality: Japanese
Categories: Architects, Designers
1913 - Kenzo Tange, born on the 4th of September in Sakai, Osaka. He was a Japanese architect.
1935 - Entered the Architecture Department of the University of Tokyo.
1945 - His design for the Peace Park and Peace Memorial owes much to Le Corbusier, and is often called ‘the spiritual core of the city’.
1946 - Became an assistant professor in University of Tokyo.
1949 - He won the competition to re-design Hiroshima, following its atomic bombing.
1960 - He was also known for his ‘Tokyo Plan’, which proposed a radical redesign of the city. Although not fully implemented, it influenced architects worldwide.
1964 - Won international fame for his design for the gymnasium for the 64' Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
1987 - Winner of the 87' Pritzker Prize for architecture.
2005 - Died on the 22nd of March, his funeral was held in one of his works, Tokyo Cathedral.
1935 - Entered the Architecture Department of the University of Tokyo.
1945 - His design for the Peace Park and Peace Memorial owes much to Le Corbusier, and is often called ‘the spiritual core of the city’.
1946 - Became an assistant professor in University of Tokyo.
1949 - He won the competition to re-design Hiroshima, following its atomic bombing.
1960 - He was also known for his ‘Tokyo Plan’, which proposed a radical redesign of the city. Although not fully implemented, it influenced architects worldwide.
1964 - Won international fame for his design for the gymnasium for the 64' Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
1987 - Winner of the 87' Pritzker Prize for architecture.
2005 - Died on the 22nd of March, his funeral was held in one of his works, Tokyo Cathedral.
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