 Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office, Shinjuku-ku Tokyo Kenzo Tange (丹下健三, Tange Kenzō; September 4, 1913 - March 22, 2005) was a Japanese architect, and winner of the 1987 Pritzker Prize for architecture. He was one of the most significant architects of the 20th century, combining traditional Japanese styles with modernism, and designed major buildings on five continents. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2288x1712, 2430 KB) Information File links The following pages link to this file: Kenzo Tange Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it. ...
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In 1913 Tange was born in Sakai, Osaka. In 1935 Tange entered the Architecture Department of the University of Tokyo, and became an assistant professor there in 1946. Year 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...
Sakai (å ºå¸‚; -shi) is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. ...
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The place of the establishment of the University of Tokyo The University of Tokyo ), abbreviated as Todai ), is one of the leading research universities in Japan. ...
Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
In 1949 he won the competition to re-design Hiroshima, following its atomic bombing in 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’. One reason Tange gave for applying for the job was that as a secondary student he had studied in the city. 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ...
The Japanese city of Hiroshima ) is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the Chūgoku region of western Honshū, the largest of Japans islands. ...
The Fat Man mushroom cloud resulting from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rises 18 km (11 mi, 60,000 ft) into the air from the hypocenter. ...
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Citizens of the city pass by the Hiroshima Peace Memorial on their way to a memorial ceremony on August 6, 2004 Hiroshima Peace Memorial, viewed from the Peace park Hiroshima Peace Memorial, viewed from the south-east Hiroshima Peace Memorial, called Genbaku Dome (原爆ドーム), the Atomic...
Charles-Edouard Jeanneret, who chose to be known as Le Corbusier (October 6, 1887 – August 27, 1965), was a Swiss and later French, (Swiss-born) architect and writer, who is famous for his contributions to what now is called Modern Architecture. ...
Tange won international fame for his design for the gymnasium for the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. His Pritzker Prize citation described it as "among the most beautiful buildings of the 20th century". Yoyogi National Gymnasium is an arena in Tokyo, Japan. ...
The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, were held in 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. ...
Tokyo ), the common English name for the Tokyo Metropolis ), is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and, unique among the prefectures, provides certain municipal services characteristic of a city. ...
He was also known for his ‘Tokyo Plan’ of 1960, which proposed a radical redesign of the city. Although not fully implemented, it influenced architects worldwide. Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
In 2005, his funeral was held in one of his works, Tokyo Cathedral. St. ...
Selected projects
- 2005: Hwa Chong Institution Boarding School, Singapore
- 2003: The Linear - Private Apartments, Singapore
- 2000: Tokyo Dome Hotel
- 2000: Kagawa Prefectural Government Building the main offices, Takamatsu, Kagawa
- 1998: WKC Centre For Health Development, Kobe, Hyōgo
- 1998: University of Bahrain, Sakhir, Bahrain
- 1996: Fuji Television Building, Odaiba, Tokyo
- 1991: Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, Shinjuku
- 1987: American Medical Association Headquarters Building, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- 1986: Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
- 1979: Hanae Mori Building Aoyama, Tokyo
- 1970: Site of Expo '70, Suita, Osaka
- 1966: Master plan for rebuilding of Skopje, Macedonia after the 1963 earthquake
- 1964: Yoyogi National Gymnasium for the 1964 Summer Olympics, Tokyo
- 1960: Kurashiki City Hall, Kurashiki, Okayama
- 1958: Kagawa Prefectural Government Building the east offices, Takamatsu, Kagawa
- 1957: (Former) Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, Yurakucho
- 1955: St. Mary's Cathedral (Tokyo Cathedral) (Roman Catholic), Tokyo
- 1955: Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, Hiroshima
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Tokyo Dome Baseball at the Tokyo Dome The Tokyo Dome and the amusement park Tokyo Dome City Attractions. ...
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Kobe ) is the capital city of HyÅgo Prefecture and a prominent port city in Japan with a population of about 1. ...
HyÅgo Prefecture (兵庫県 HyÅgo-ken) is located in the Kinki region on Honshu island, Japan. ...
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View of Odaiba in the distance from the Rainbow Bridge, with the Fuji TV studio in the background Odaiba (ãŠå°å ´) (sometimes known as Daiba) is a large artificial island in Tokyo Bay, Japan. ...
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building (TochÅ) The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building ), (also referred to as Tokyo City Hall, or tochÅ (都åº) for short) is the building which houses the headquarters of Tokyo local government; this comprises not only the 23 wards that people think of as the city of Tokyo, but also...
Shinjuku ) is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. ...
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Aoyama (é’å±±; lit:Blue mountain) is a neighborhood of Tokyo, located in the northeastern Minato Ward. ...
Tower of the Sun Expo 70 (ja. ...
Tower of the Sun in Expo 70 Memorial Park JR Suita Station Suita (å¹ç”°å¸‚; -shi) is a city located in northern Osaka Prefecture, Japan. ...
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Yoyogi National Gymnasium is an arena in Tokyo, Japan. ...
The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, were held in 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. ...
Kurashiki (倉敷市; -shi) is a historic city located to the west of Okayama, Japan, sitting on the Takahashi River, on the coast of the Inland Sea. ...
Okayama (岡山市; -shi) is the capital city of Okayama Prefecture in the Chugoku region of Japan. ...
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Kagawa Prefecture ) is located on Shikoku island, Japan. ...
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building (TochÅ) The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building ), (also referred to as Tokyo City Hall, or tochÅ (都åº) for short) is the building which houses the headquarters of Tokyo local government; this comprises not only the 23 wards that people think of as the city of Tokyo, but also...
JR train above Yurakucho Yurakucho is a neighborhood of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan situated in between the Ginza and Hibiya Park, near the neighborhood of Shinbashi. ...
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Tokyo ), the common English name for the Tokyo Metropolis ), is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and, unique among the prefectures, provides certain municipal services characteristic of a city. ...
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum is located in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, in central Hiroshima. ...
The Japanese city of Hiroshima ) is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the Chūgoku region of western Honshū, the largest of Japans islands. ...
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Citizens of the city pass by the Hiroshima Peace Memorial on their way to a memorial ceremony on August 6, 2004 Hiroshima Peace Memorial, viewed from the Peace park Hiroshima Peace Memorial, viewed from the south-east Hiroshima Peace Memorial, called Genbaku Dome (原爆ドーム), the Atomic...
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Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building (TochÅ) The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building ), (also referred to as Tokyo City Hall, or tochÅ (都åº) for short) is the building which houses the headquarters of Tokyo local government; this comprises not only the 23 wards that people think of as the city of Tokyo, but also...
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