Kisho Kurokawa

(1934–2007) japansk arkitekt och skribent

Kisho Kurokawa (Japan, 1934–2007) is listed in the catalogue as an architect. By year of birth, Kisho Kurokawa belongs to the chapter ‘Modernism’ in this site’s history of architecture.

Kisho Kurokawa was born in Kanie and died in Kawadachō. Kisho Kurokawa trained at Kyoto University, University of Tokyo, and Tōkai Junior and Senior High School. The teachers included Kenzō Tange and Uzō Nishiyama. Wikidata associates Kisho Kurokawa with Metabolism. Kisho Kurokawa became a member of Japan Art Academy, The Japanese Society of Landscape Designs, and Architectural Institute of Japan. The awards include Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, Person of Cultural Merit, honorary doctor of Sofia University, and Japan Art Academy Prize.

The best-known works include ‘Ōita Stadium’, ‘Toyota Stadium’, ‘Kuala Lumpur International Airport’, and ‘Nakagin Capsule Tower’. The catalogue has 18 buildings by Kisho Kurokawa. The dated buildings span the years 1963–2017. The buildings are in places such as Wakayama, Saint Petersburg, Amsterdam, Marina Centre, and Ōita. They are in 3 countries. According to Wikidata, buildings by Kisho Kurokawa belong to the ‘Post-war modernism’ style.

Contemporary architects in the same chapter include Shozo Uchii, Hans Hollein, Michael Graves, Michael Graves, and Minoru Takeyama.

• Krestovskij stadion
• Van Gogh-museet
• Singapore Flyer
• Ōita Stadium
• National Art Center, Tokyo
• Nakagin Capsule Tower
• Toyota Stadium
• Republic Plaza
• Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art
• National Bunraku Theatre
• National Museum of Ethnology
• Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum
• Nagoya City Art Museum
• Nagasaki Museum of History and Culture
• Japon Louvre Sculpture Museum
• Museum of Modern Art, Saitama
• Wakayama Prefectural Museum
• Museum of Modern Art, Wakayama