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Kenzo Tange

by Moka Sugiyama

 

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  • Name of Architect

    • Kenzo Tange

 

  • Where are he from

    • Japan

 

  • Date of birth

    • September 4th, 1913

 

  • Date of death

    • March 22nd, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  •  Brief biography

    • 1913: Kenzo was born in Osaka, Japan. After that, he and his family went to Hankou to live there because of his father’s working. A few years later, his family moved to Shanghai.

    • 1920: Kenzo and his family moved to Japan.

    • 1930: he skipped the grade and he started to go to high school.

    • 1933: he failed entering exam for university twice.

    • 1935: he finally got accepting to enter the university of architecture.

    • 1941: he entered a graduate school.

    • 1974: he retired the university and became an honorary professor in that university.

 

  • Education and Training/How did they get their start in the Architect Industry

    • The university of Tokyo

    • His major was Architectural study. It was easy for him to get his start in the Architect Induatry.

 

 

  • His major influence on Architecture

    • Le Corbusier

 

 

  • What types of buildings do they design

    • Combining traditional Japanese styles with modernism.

 

  • Awards/Recognition received

    • Architectural Institute of Japan best picture award (Ehime Prefectural Museum) (1954)

    • Architectural Institute of Japan Special Award (National Indoor Stadium) (1965)

    • Order of Culture (1980)

    • Architectural Institute of Japan Award (1986)for contributions to the international development and establishment of modern architecture in Japan.

    • Prince Takamatsu Memorial World Culture Prize in the building sector category (1993)

    • Grand Cordon of the Order of the Sacred Treasure (1994)

    • Third rank in the order of precedence (2005; posthumous)

    • United States Institute of Architects, United States of America (AIA) 1st Pan-Pacific Ocean Award (1958)

    • RIBA Gold Medal (1965)

    • U.S. AIA Gold Medal (1966)

    • Vatican Order of St. Gregory the Great (1970)

    • French Academy of Architecture Gold Medal (1973)

    • Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1976)

    • Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (1979)

    • U.S. Pritzker Prize (1987)

    • Knight of the Legion of Honour of France (1996)

 

  • What other interesting facts should we know about your designer

    • He was failed to enter the University of Tokyo twice.

 

  • Examples of their designs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • Essential skills and work habits this architect exhibits that contribute to his/her success

    • Passion

    • Hard worker

 

 

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