Arata Isozaki

is a Japanese architect.Kenneth Frampton, Kenneth. "Arata Isozaki," Grove Art Online (2009). Retrieved 2012-2-29.

Early life
Isozaki was born in Ōita.Corkill, Edan. "Arata Isozaki: Astonishing by design". Japan Times, 1 June 2008. Retrieved 2012-2-29.

He studied with Kenzo Tange, Kisho Kurokawa, and Fumihiko Maki at the University of Tokyo. He graduated in 1954.

Career
Isozaki worked for Kenzo Tange & Urtec from 1954 to 1963. He started his own design office in 1963.Arata Isozaki & Associates,  Profile. Retrieved 2012-2-29.

In 2005, Arata Isozaki started another office in Italy called Arata Isozaki & Andrea Maffei Associates.Arata Isozaki & Andrea Maffei Associati, Practice profile. Retrieved 2012-2-29.

Isozaki was awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize in March 2019.

List of projects

 Ōita Prefectural Library, Ōita, Japan, 1966
 Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art, Kitakyushu, Japan, 1974
 Kitakyushu Central Library, Kitakyushu, Japan, 1975
 West Japan General Exhibition Center, Kitakyushu, Japan, 1977
 Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), Los Angeles, California, US, 1987
 Art Tower Mito, Japan, 1990
 Palau Sant Jordi for the 1992 Summer Olympics, Barcelona, Spain, 1990ArchNet.org, Arata Isozaki. Retrieved 2012-2-29.
 Team Disney,  Orlando, Florida, US, 1992
 Domus Casa Del Hombre, La Coruña, Spain, 1995
 Kyoto Concert Hall, Kyoto, Japan, 1995
 Granship Convention Center, Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan, 1999Ikeda, Satoru.  "Granship" (Shizuoka Convention & Arts Center) "Sails Forth" as a New Home for Japanese Cultural, Sports and Other Events,"  Nagata Acoustics News, Vol. 99-6, No.138, June 25, 1999. Retrieved 2012-2-29.
 University of Central Asia's three campuses in Tekeli, Kazakhstan; Naryn, the Kyrgyz Republic; and Khorog, Tajikistan, 2004Arata Isozaki & Associates,  Projects. Retrieved 2012-2-29.
 Torino Palasport Olimpico, Turin, Italy, 2006Arata Isozaki & Andrea Maffei Associati, Turin Ice Hockey Stadium. Retrieved 2012-2-29.
 Diamond Island, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 2006
 Himalayas Center, Shanghai, China, 2008
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 2011 — Maranello Library, Maranello, ItalyArata Isozaki & Andrea Maffei Associati, Maranello New Library. Retrieved 2012-2-29.
 2012 — Bologna Station, Bologna, ItalyArata Isozaki & Andrea Maffei Associati, Bologna Station. Retrieved 2012-2-29.
 2014 — Citylife, Milan, ItalyArata Isozaki & Andrea Maffei Associati, Citylife. Retrieved 2012-2-29.

Honors
 Royal Institute of British Architects, Royal Gold Medal, 1986

References

Other websites

 Arata Isozaki & associates website

Category:Pritzker Architecture Prize winners
Category:1931 births
Category:Living people
Category:Japanese architects
Category:People from Ōita Prefecture