Kunio Maekawa

(1905–1986) japansk arkitekt

Kunio Maekawa (Japan, 1905–1986) is listed in the catalogue as an architect. By year of birth, Kunio Maekawa belongs to the chapter ‘Modernism’ in this site’s history of architecture.

Kunio Maekawa was born in Gakoucho-dori, Chuo-ku and died in Toranomon Hospital. Kunio Maekawa trained at Tokyo Imperial University, First Higher School, and First Tokyo Prefectural Middle School. Kunio Maekawa studied under Le Corbusier. The awards include Officer of the Legion of Honour and Japan Art Academy Prize.

The best-known works include ‘Museum of East-Asian Art’, ‘Louise-Catherine’, ‘Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum’, and ‘Hayashibara Museum of Art’. The catalogue has 11 buildings by Kunio Maekawa. The dated buildings span the years 1913–1981. The buildings are in places such as Ueno-kōen, Kitanomaru Park, Ōhorikōen, Chūō-ku, and Neustadt-Süd. They are in 2 countries. According to Wikidata, buildings by Kunio Maekawa belong to the ‘Post-war modernism’ style.

Contemporary architects in the same chapter include Kiyoshi Mutō, Yoshiro Taniguchi, Isamu Noguchi, Franco Albini, and Juan O'Gorman.

• National Museum of Western Art
• Tokyos nationalmuseum för modern konst
• Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum
• Fukuoka Art Museum
• Kumamoto Prefectural Museum of Art
• Tokyo Bunka Kaikan
• Museum of East-Asian Art
• Miyagi Museum of Art
• Rohm Theatre Kyoto
• Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art
• Hirosaki City Museum