Modern Japanse Architecture

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twitchynose

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22/09/2006 11:07 pm

I have to research modern Japanese architecture for my art and design coures. What are the names of some Japanese architects who design modern buildings? I can only find very traditional buildings- I'm struggling to find modern ones.

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koen

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23/09/2006 12:25 am

You must be kidding!
Start with Kenzo Tange.

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Patrick - desig...

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23/09/2006 1:21 am

and ...
Seiichi Shirai
Isoya Yoshida
Kiyoshi Tanaka
Sutemi Horiguchi
Masachika Murata
Takeshi Usukura
Junzo Yoshimura
Masamitsu Nagashima
Hiroshi Sasaki
Yoshiro Taniguchi
Kasuo Shinohara
and more...
A good book : "The modern Japanese House - Inside and outside"
Japan Pubications Inc.
(out of print)

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dcwilson

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23/09/2006 6:07 am

Who was the Japanese fellow who designed...
the former World Trade Center Towers?

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Olive

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23/09/2006 6:23 am

Minoru Yamasaki
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dcwilson

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23/09/2006 6:40 am

Did he live to see the towers go down?
If he did, it would be interesting to read what he thought brought them down.

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koen

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23/09/2006 7:33 am

No...
He died already in february 1986. I guess that was a worse day for him, but nobody should have to see that kind of destruction of his or her work.

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