Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa has died

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Tokyo - At the age of 73, internationally renowned Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa died today in a Tokyo hospital due to heart failure. This was announced to the media by hospital spokesperson Keiko Yamazaki.
Kurokawa was born in 1934 in the Japanese city of Nagoya and studied architecture at the University of Tokyo. In 1960, he was one of the founders of the so-called Metabolism movement. His buildings were primarily based on themes such as ecology and recycling. Among Kurokawa's most famous works are the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, the National Ethnological Museum in Tokyo, and the National Art Center in Tokyo.
Kurokawa received several international awards for his buildings. His international airport building in Kuala Lumpur won the Dedalo-Minosse international award in 2003. He was last honored in 2006 by the Chicago Museum.