Arata Isozaki

(1931–2022) japansk arkitekt

Arata Isozaki (Japan, 1931–2022) is listed in the catalogue as an architect. By year of birth, Arata Isozaki belongs to the chapter ‘Modernism’ in this site’s history of architecture.

Arata Isozaki was born in Ōita-shi and died in Naha. Arata Isozaki trained at University of Tokyo and Oita Uenogaoka high school. Arata Isozaki worked in Kyoto, Barcelona, Turin, and Kraków. Wikidata associates Arata Isozaki with Metabolism and Postmodernism. Arata Isozaki became a member of Royal Academy of Arts and Japan Art Academy. The awards include Royal Gold Medal, Pritzker Architecture Prize, Commander of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland, and Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit.

The best-known works include ‘Torino Palasport Olimpico’, ‘Palau Sant Jordi’, ‘Lake Sagami Country Club’, and ‘Ōita Prefectural Library’. The catalogue has 16 buildings by Arata Isozaki. The dated buildings span the years 1956–2015. The buildings are in places such as Milan, Montjuïc, Turin, Los Angeles, and A Coruña. They are in 6 countries. According to Wikidata, buildings by Arata Isozaki belong to the ‘Postmodernism’ style.

Contemporary architects in the same chapter include Yayoi Kusama, Ikko Tanaka, Ikuo Hirayama, Yasushi Nagao, and Shomei Tomatsu.

• Palau Sant Jordi
• Inalpi Arena
• Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
• Allianz Tower
• Casa del Hombre (La Coruña)
• Art Tower Mito
• Hunan Museum
• Isozaki Atea
• Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art
• CityLife
• Qatar National Convention Centre
• The Museum of Modern Art, Gunma
• The Bass Museum of Art
• Kyoto Concert Hall
• Nara Centennial Hall
• Shenzhen Library