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'''Kazuo Shinohara''' (April 2, 1925 –July 15, 2006) was a highly influential Japanese architect, forming what is now widely known as the "Shinohara School"<ref>Term first published in SD: Space Design, Jan 1979</ref>, which has been linked to the works of [[ |
'''Kazuo Shinohara''' (April 2, 1925 –July 15, 2006) was a highly influential Japanese architect, forming what is now widely known as the "Shinohara School"<ref>Term first published in SD: Space Design, Jan 1979</ref>, which has been linked to the works of [[Toyo Ito]], [[Kazunari Sakamoto]] and [[Itsuko Hasegawa]]. As architectural critic Thomas Daniell put it, "A key figure who explicitly rejected Western influences yet appears on almost every branch of the family tree of contemporary Japanese architecture... is Kazuo Shinohara... His effects on the discipline as a theorist, designer and teacher have been immense."<ref>"After the Crash: Architecture in Post-Bubble Japan; Thomas Daniell, Princeton Architectural Press, 2008. ISBN 978-1-56898-776-7</ref>. He studied at Tokyo Institute of Technology, ([[TIT]]) finishing in 1953, and going on to become professor in 1970. He established his own practice in 1954. |
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His work is generally seen as being influential in terms of its lucidity and ephemerality, and for these reasons is often seen as ideologically influential on Toyo Ito's work.<ref>"Beyond the Bubble", Botond Bognar</ref> |
His work is generally seen as being influential in terms of its lucidity and ephemerality, and for these reasons is often seen as ideologically influential on Toyo Ito's work.<ref>"Beyond the Bubble", Botond Bognar</ref> |
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Revision as of 22:32, 3 January 2010
Kazuo Shinohara (April 2, 1925 –July 15, 2006) was a highly influential Japanese architect, forming what is now widely known as the "Shinohara School"[1], which has been linked to the works of Toyo Ito, Kazunari Sakamoto and Itsuko Hasegawa. As architectural critic Thomas Daniell put it, "A key figure who explicitly rejected Western influences yet appears on almost every branch of the family tree of contemporary Japanese architecture... is Kazuo Shinohara... His effects on the discipline as a theorist, designer and teacher have been immense."[2]. He studied at Tokyo Institute of Technology, (TIT) finishing in 1953, and going on to become professor in 1970. He established his own practice in 1954.
His work is generally seen as being influential in terms of its lucidity and ephemerality, and for these reasons is often seen as ideologically influential on Toyo Ito's work.[3]
He was awarded the Architectural Institute of Japan's (AIJ) grand prize in 2005.
Selected List of Works
K2 Building; Osaka (1990)
Tokyo Institute of Technology (TIT) Centennial Hall; Tokyo (1987)
Ukiyo-e Museum; Matsumoto (1982)
External links
- Article on the Inrinsic Structure of Shinohara's work
- Architectural Record's obituary of Shinohara
- Publication; "A Street with Human Shadows"
- Kazuo Shinohara: Works and Projects
- Beyond the Bubble; The New Japanese Architecture