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Tange, Kenzo (1913-2005)

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The Memorial Cenotaph in the Peace Memorial Park, Hiroshima, Japan. Designed by Kenzo Tange to commemorate the 200,000 people who died in the blast of the atomic bomb in 1945. The stone casket beneath the cenotaph contains the names of those who were killed.

Japanese modernist architect. His works include the National Gymnasium, Tokyo, for the 1964 Olympics, with its vast catenary steel roof; the 70-storey City Hall, Tokyo (1991), Japan's tallest building; and the crescent-shaped city of Abuja, which replaced Lagos as the capital of Nigeria in 1992. He received the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 1987.



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For example, there were no books selected for two great masters of this century, Kenzo Tange, internationally recognized modern architect, and Toru Takemitsu, world-renowned composer of contemporary music.
Area Bibliography of Japan by Gonnami, Tsuneharu / Pacific Affairs
Born in 1937, Taniguchi studied at Keio and Harvard universities and worked for Kenzo Tange before establishing his own practice.
Taniguchi wins Praemium Imperiale by The Architectural Review
The influence of Kenzo Tange, who died on 22 March, aged 91 years, has permeated Japanese architecture for well over half a century.
Kenzo Tange (1913-2005) by Sharp, Dennis / The Architectural Review
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