Yoshio Taniguchi
(1937–2024) Japanese architect
Yoshio Taniguchi (Japan, 1937–2024) is listed in the catalogue as an architect. By year of birth, Yoshio Taniguchi belongs to the chapter ‘Modernism’ in this site’s history of architecture.
Yoshio Taniguchi was born in Tokyo Prefecture. Yoshio Taniguchi trained at Harvard University, Keio University, and Harvard Graduate School of Design. Yoshio Taniguchi became a member of Japan Art Academy. The awards include Knight Commander of the Order of the Rising Sun, Praemium Imperiale, Japan Art Academy Prize, and AIJ Prize.
The best-known works include ‘Museum of Modern Art’ and ‘Kanazawa Municipal Tamagawa Library’. The catalogue has 7 buildings by Yoshio Taniguchi. The dated buildings span the years 1897–2017. The buildings are in places such as Manhattan, Higashiyama-ku, Toyota, Rinkaichō, and Ginza. They are in 2 countries. According to Wikidata, buildings by Yoshio Taniguchi belong to the styles ‘Postmodernism’ and ‘Renaissance’.
Contemporary architects in the same chapter include Takahiko Yanagisawa, Shusaku Arakawa, Hiroshi Hara, Jan Kaplický, and Hisao Koyama.