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1934-2007 Born in Nagoya, Aichi Japanese architect One of Metabolist Movement founders in 1960 Kisho Kurokawa - Key Building Nakagin Capsule Tower Pod-like tower building with relationship to Moshe Safdie's Habitat Expo housing but more vertical and regular. Each pod has a circular window which makes the building look like a stack of washing machines - Le Corbusier's Machine Houses realised! Kisho Kurokawa : Van Gogh Museum Exhibition Wing, Amsterdam, Netherlands ![]() photo © adrian welch Kisho Kurokawa - Buildings, chronological: Nakagin Capsule Tower, Ginza, Tokyo, Japan 1970-72 Sony Tower, Osaka, Japan 1972-76 Tateshina Planetarium, Hiroshima, Japan 1976 Japanese Red Cross Society - Headquarters, Tokyo 1975-77 National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka, Japan 1973-77 Saitama Prefectural Museum of Modern Art, Saitama, Japan 1978-82 National Bunraku Theater, Osaka 1979-83 Wacoal Kojimachi Building, Tokyo 1982-84 Nagoya City Art Museum, Nagoya, Japan 1983-87 Japanese-German Center of Berlin, Berlin, Germany 1985-88 Osaka Prefectural Government Offices, Osaka 1988 Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, Hiroshima 1988-89 Chinese-Japanese Youth Center, Beijing, China 1987-90 Okinawa Prefectural Government Headquarters, Okinawa, Japan 1988-90 The Sporting Club at Illinois Center, Chicago, USA 1987-90 Melbourne Central, Melbourne, Australia 1986-91 Nara City Museum of Photography, Nara, Japan 1989-91 Louvain-La-Neuve Museum, Belgium 1990-92 Pacific Tower, Paris, France 1988-92 Ehime Museum of Science, Ehime, Japan 1991-94 Ishibashi Junior High School, Tochigi, Japan 1992-94 The Museum of Modern Art Wakayama, Wakayama, Japan 1990-94 Hotel Kyocera, Kagoshima, Japan 1991-95 Kibi-cho City Hall / Kibi Dome, Wakayama, Japan 1993-95 Fukui City Museum of Art, Fukui, Japan 1993-96 Fujinomiya Golf Club, Fujinomiya, Shizuoka, Japan 1994-97 Kashima-machi City Hall, Kumamoto, Japan 1995-97 Shiga Kogen Roman Art Museum, Yamanouchi, Japan 1994-97 Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1992-98 Van Gogh Museum - New Wing, Amsterdam, Netherlands 1990-98 Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum, Katsuyama, Japan 1996-2000 Osaka International Convention Centre, Osaka 1994-2000 Oita Stadium, Oita, Japan 1996-2001 Toyota City Stadium, Toyota City, Japan 1997-2001 Astana International Airport, Astana, Kazakhstan 2000-03 National Gallery in Tokyo, Roppongi, Tokyo 2000-05 Singapore Flyer observation wheel, Marina Bay, Singapore 2005-08 Kisho Kurokawa Architect & Associates with DP Architects Astana - Masterplan, Kazakhstan 1998-2004 Kisho Kurokawa: design competition win Zenit Stadium, St.Petersburg, Russia 2006-09 Maggies Centre Swansea, Wales, UK 2007- St Petersburg football stadium, Russia 2007- More projects online very soon Kisho Kurokawa : Japanese buildings Practice Information Office of Kisho Kurokawa Architect & Associates estb. 1962, Tokyo Taught by Kenzo Tange Kisho Kurokawa - Education Degree: Kyoto University Department of Architecture 1957 Masters: Tokyo University School of Architecture 1959 Doctorate: Tokyo University School of Architecture 1964 Nagakin Capsule Tower, off Shuto Orbital, Shinbashi, Tokyo 1972 13 storeys 140 prefabricated capsules apartments Kisho Kurokawa owned Pod No. 1301 Wakayama Museum of Modern Art, Japan World Architecture : e-architect - key buildings across the globe Buildings / photos for the Kisho Kurokawa page welcome: info@e-architect.co.uk Kisho Kurokawa Architect & Associates - page: adrian welch / isabelle lomholt |
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