Arata Isozaki
Year of birth, place
Year of death, place
Role at the ZKM
- Artist of the Collection
Biography
Japanese architect Arata Isozaki was influenced early on by American high-rise construction and since 1954 has been responsible for the realization of numerous buildings: the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia in Riyadh, the Tsukuba Civic Center in the Japanese "science city" Tsukuba City, a city hall in Kanioka and a commercial building in Chicago. He has also designed banks, libraries, monuments, hospitals, cultural centers, museums, town halls, schools, city halls, urban development projects, office, cultural, administrative and residential buildings, leisure and sports facilities, restaurants and hotels in Germany, Japan, Spain and the USA. Furthermore, he works as a film architect. Arata Isozaki is a jury member of international tenders and himself a recipient of international prizes, awards and honorary memberships. Since 1976, he has continued to distinguish himself through a series of exhibitions and publications.
| 1950 | Studied architecture at the University of Tokyo |
| 1954 | |
| 1956 | Degree as "Master of Arts" at the University of Tokyo |
| 1961 | Doctorate in Architecture at the University of Tokyo |
| 1963 | Founded an architectural firm in Tokyo, which Isozaki later renamed "Studio Arata Isozaki & Associates" and moved to Kyushu |
| 1964 | Acting as lecturer in architecture at the University of Tokyo |
| Since 1964 | Visiting professorships at various universities around the world: Californien, Hawai, Columbia, Harvard, Yale |
| Works (Selection) | |
| 1960 | Oita Medical Hall, Oita City [J] |
| 1966 | Oita Prefectural Library, Oita City [J] |
| 1974 | The Museum of Modern Art, Gunma [J] |
| 1976 | Kitakyushu City Museum of Art, Kitakyushu City [J] |
| 1978 | Kamioka Town Hall, Kamioka-machi [J] |
| 1980 | Fujimi Country Clubhouse, Oita City [J] |
| 1984 | Okanoyama Graphic Art Museum, Nishiwaki City [J] |
| 1986 | Tokyo University of Art and Design, Tokyo [J] |
| 1986 | Iwata House, Nippon [J] |
| Foundation Daniel Templon Museum, Fréjus [F] | |
| 1987 | Ochanomizu Square Building, Nippon [J] |
| 1988 | Hara Museum Arc, Shibukawa City [J] |
| 1989 | Kitakyusyu International Conference Center, Kitkyushu City [J] |
| 1990 | Olympia-Sporthalle (Palau Sant Jordi), Barcelona [E] |
| Museum für zeitgenössische Kunst, Stuttgart [D] | |
| Art Tower Mito, Mito City [J] | |
| Erweiterung des Brooklyn-Museum, New York City [USA] | |
| 1991 | Verwaltungsgebäude in Disney World, Orlando [USA] |
| 1994 | Museum of Contemporary Art, Nagi [J] |
| 1996 | Haus des Menschen, La Coruna [E] |
| Exhibitions (Selection) | |
| »Architecture of the Year 1996«, Met-Hall in the Metropollitan Plaza, Ikebukuro, Tokyo [J], 20. 11. - 03.12.1996 | |
| »The Mirage City - Another Utopia - Isozaki Arata«, ICC InterCommunicationCenter Tokyo [J], 19.04. - 13.07. 1997 | |
»Iconoclash. Jenseits der Bilderkriege in Wissenschaft, Religion und Kunst« | |
| Works at ZKM | |
| »The Electric Labyrinth«, 1968/2002, Reconstruction of space by Arata Isozaki, XIV Triennale Milan, 1968, installation 1200 x 520 x 1500 cm, Courtesy Arata Isozaki and ZKM | |
| [2002] | |