Tokyo – The well-known Japanese architect Arata Isozaki has passed away at the age of 91. The original information from the EFE agency was also confirmed by the Japanese agency Kyodo. Isozaki received the Pritzker Prize in 2019, which is considered the equivalent of the Nobel Prize in architecture. The architect was known for his buildings in Japan, China, the USA, Spain, and Italy.
According to the Kyodo agency, the architect died on Wednesday in Japan. Isozaki was one of the first Japanese architects to start building abroad. Among his famous works are the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, projects for the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, and public buildings in China and Japan. According to experts, Isozaki's designs blended the East with the West.
Isozaki also recalled his upbringing in post-war Japan. Referring to the atomic bomb attacks, he stated that he grew up in a scorched land. "So my first experience with architecture was its absence, and I began to think about how people could rebuild their cities and homes," said Isozaki, who began his career in the office of another famous Japanese architect, Kenzō Tange.
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