Arata Isozaki (磯崎新, Isozaki Arata; born 23 July1931) is a Japanese architect from Oita Prefecture. He won the RIBA gold medal in 1986. He is a graduate of the University of Tokyo and is an apprentice of Kenzo Tange. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2304x1728, 492 KB) ãã¡ã¤ã«ã®æ¦è¦ Description: Kyoto cocert hall Source: Photo by PlusMinus Date: 11 DEC 2005 Author: PlusMinus Permission: GFDL Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Arata Isozaki ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2304x1728, 492 KB) ãã¡ã¤ã«ã®æ¦è¦ Description: Kyoto cocert hall Source: Photo by PlusMinus Date: 11 DEC 2005 Author: PlusMinus Permission: GFDL Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Arata Isozaki ... July 23 is the 204th day (205th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 161 days remaining. ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ... Åita Prefecture (大åç; Åita-ken) is located on Kyushu Island, Japan. ... The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is a professional body for architects in the United Kingdom. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The University of Tokyo (æ±äº¬å¤§å¦; TÅkyÅ Daigaku, abbreviated as æ±å¤§ TÅdai) is generally ranked as Japans most prestigious university, as well as a leading university in the world. ... Kenzo Tange (丹ä¸å¥ä¸; Tange KenzÅ, September 4, 1913 - March 22, 2005) was a Japanese architect, and winner of the 1987 Pritzker Prize for architecture. ...
ArataIsozaki was born in Oita City, Japan, in 1931.
Isozaki often used quotation to establish a certain sense of displacement; many of these references were obscure and personal, including distorted abstractions referring to Mickey Mouse and Marilyn Monroe, but a number also drew from the Western architectural canon.