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    He designed major buildings across five continents, combining modern and traditional Japanese influences. Some of his most notable works included St. Mary's Cathedral in Tokyo, the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, and the Yoyogi National Gymnasium.

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    Pritzker Awardee ( 1987 )

    Kenzō Tange

    Justin Paul C. Hibionada


    Herald Burgos
    Kenzō Tange
    September 4, 1913 – March 22,
    2005

     Kenzō Tange ( 丹下 健三 , Tange Kenzō, 4 September 1913


    – 22 March 2005)[1] was a Japanese architect, and winner
    of the 1987 Pritzker Prize for architecture. He was one of
    the most significant architects of the 20th century,
    combining traditional Japanese styles with modernism, and
    designed major buildings on five continents.

    06/19/2023 Annual Review 2


    Early Life
    Born and raised by his mother: Tokiyo Tange, Tange
    spent his early life in the Chinese cities of Hankow and
    Shanghai; he and his family returned to Japan after
    learning of the death of one of his uncles. In contrast to
    the green lawns and red bricks in their Shanghai abode,
    the Tange family took up residence in a thatched roof
    farmhouse in Imabari on the island of Shikoku.

    06/19/2023 Annual Review 3


    Educational
    Background
     Although becoming an architect was beyond his
    wildest dreams as a boy, it was Le Corbusier’s work
    that stirred his imagination so that in 1935, he
    became a student in the Architecture Department of
    Tokyo University. In 1946, he became an assistant
    professor at Tokyo University, and organized the
    Tange Laboratory. His students included Fumihiko
    Maki, Koji Kamiya, Arata Isozaki, Kisho
    Kurokawa, and Taneo Oki.

    06/19/2023 Annual Review 4


    Career
    After graduating from the university, Tange started to work as an architect at the office of
    Kunio Maekawa. During his employment, he travelled to Manchuria, participating in an
    architectural design competition for a bank, and toured Japanese-occupied Jehol on his return.
    When the Second World War started, he left Maekawa to rejoin the University of Tokyo as a
    postgraduate student. He developed an interest in urban design, and referencing only the
    resources available in the university library, he embarked on a study of Greek and Roman
    marketplaces.[4] In 1942, Tange entered a competition for the design of the Greater East Asia
    Co-Prosperity Sphere Memorial Hall. He was awarded first prize for a design that would have
    been situated at the base of Mount Fuji; the hall he conceived was a fusion of Shinto shrine
    architecture and the plaza on Capitoline Hill in Rome. 

    06/19/2023 Annual Review 5


    Notable
    Works
    St. Mary Cathedral Shizouka Tower Yoyogi National Stadium

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    Hiroshima Memorial Park Fuji Broadcasting Centre Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower

    06/19/2023 Annual Review 8

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