ARTISTS

Born in Oita, Japan in 1931. Graduated from Architectural Faculty of University of Tokyo in 1954. Established Arata Isozaki & Associates in 1963. As a leading international figure in architecture, Isozaki designed numerous works such as the Museum of Modern Art, Gunma, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, and Palau Sant Jordi, 1992 Barcelona Summer Olympic Games Stadium. Recent works include Qatar National Convention Center, Allianz Tower in Milan, Shanghai Symphony Hall, Hunan Provincial Museum, University of Central Asia, and Urban design of Zhengzhou City, Henan Province in China. He juried many international architectural design competitions and also acted as a chairman at symposiums such as 'Any Conference' held in 1991-2000 and curated architecture and art exhibitions worldwide. His notable curatorial works include 'MA – Space-Time in Japan' in 1978-81. He served as commissioner of Japanese Pavilion, La Biennale di Venezia International Architecture Exhibition (6th, 7th, 8th) and was awarded the Leone d'Oro at the Japanese Pavilion, 'Sensing the Future, The Architect as Seismograph' in 1996. He wrote a large number of books including 'Japan-ness in Architecture,' (Shinchosha and MIT Press) and 'Arata Isozaki Writing as Architecture Vol.1-8' (Iwanami Shoten) which compiled his writings in the last half-century. Going beyond the framework of architecture, he worked in a wide range of fields, including philosophy, visual art, design, studies of culture, and criticism. He was selected as the 2019 laureate of the Pritzker Architecture Prize.