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Paying Tribute to the Influential Architects We Have Recently Lost

Maria-Cristina Florian — Thu, 12 Jan 2023 07:30:00 +0000

The profession of architecture is often marked by those individuals who employ their talent and resources to enable change and bring forth a vision for a better future. While some of them began their careers with bold gestures that captured the attention of the architectural world and changed paradigms, others worked in a more quiet manner, shifting the focus to the users of the space and asking themselves how they can best contribute to enriching the lives of those around them.

The Definitive Works of 2019 Pritzker Prize Winner Arata Isozaki

Fernanda Castro — Mon, 02 Jan 2023 04:30:00 +0000

Japanese architect and theorist Arata Isozaki, winner of 2019's Pritzker Prize, passed away at the age of 91. Since the 60s, Isozaki has been showing outstanding innovative ideas in his works, influencing eastern professionals with a forward-thinking approach that takes its roots from Japan. In a special tribute to the architect's achievements, ArchDaily highlights the immense list of Arata Isozaki’s projects and recreates the architect's professional development path since his very first works.

Pritzker Prize Laureate Arata Isozaki Passes Away at the Age of 91

Fabian Dejtiar — Thu, 29 Dec 2022 11:22:00 +0000

2019 Pritzker Prize laureate Arata Isozaki passed away this Thursday, December 29, at the age of 91, as reported by the Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia.

The World's Most Influential Events and Awarded Architecture in 2019

Nicolás Valencia — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 07:35:00 +0000

2019 has been a very fruitful year in architecture, unveiling projects, discourses, and careers that cover most of the multiple layers, interest, and fields related to this discipline, and highlighting how relevant it has become to our societies —from the Pritzker Prize 2019 awarded to Japanese architect Arata Isozaki to the revealed theme of the Venice Biennale 2020. Take a look at the main architectural milestones of this year across the globe.

The City in the Air by Arata Isozaki

María Francisca González — Fri, 08 Mar 2019 04:00:00 +0000

Arata Isozaki, the Japanese architect and winner of the Pitzker Prize 2019, is not only renowned for his fruitful portfolio of works built all over the world (more than a hundred) but also for his continuous input to the theory of urbanism, including texts and proposals.

Arata Isozaki's Palladium Nightclub Through the Lens of Timothy Hursley

José Tomás Franco — Thu, 07 Mar 2019 11:30:00 +0000

In May 1985, an old theater and concert hall opened its doors to the public for the opening of a brand new nightclub in New York City. Located on 126 East 14th Street, the project was commissioned by entrepreneurs Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager, owners of the also famous club Studio 54, and was conceived as a vibrant and luminous independent structure arranged inside a rather classic shell, which appears as a beautiful backdrop behind the clean geometry of Isozaki.

Why Arata Isozaki won the Pritzker Prize 2019

Nicolás Valencia — Thu, 07 Mar 2019 09:32:00 +0000

Named 2019 Pritzker Prize Laureate, Japanese architect Arata Isozaki is incredibly prolific and influential among his contemporaries. Deeply aligned with the period of change and reinvention that Japan experimented after Second World War and Allied Occupation, Isozaki has developed a solid career on a truly global scale, avoiding being labeled in a specific style throughout his life.

A Selection of the Best Instagram Photos from Arata Isozaki's Work

AD Editorial Team — Tue, 05 Mar 2019 10:00:00 +0000

2019 Pritzker Laureate Arata Isozaki has been designing for more than half a century; several of his works are considered architectural classics due to their influence and impact on international design.

Who is Arata Isozaki? 20 Things to Know About the 2019 Pritzker Laureate

AD Editorial Team — Tue, 05 Mar 2019 10:00:00 +0000

The prolific and varied career of 2019 Pritzker Laureate Arata Isozaki, which includes more than 100 works built on virtually every continent, gives us a huge amount of facts that are relevant to understanding his life and architecture. Considered the first Japanese architect to develop his work on a truly global scale, Isozaki took special care to respond to the context and the specific requirements of each project, expanding the heterogeneity of his work and resulting in a variety of styles from vernacular to high tech.

Arata Isozaki Named 2019 Pritzker Prize Laureate

Katherine Allen — Tue, 05 Mar 2019 10:00:00 +0000

Arata Isozaki has been named the 2019 laureate of the Pritzker Prize for Architecture. Isozaki, who has been practicing architecture since the 1960s, has long been considered an architectural visionary for his transnational and fearlessly futurist approach to design. With well over 100 built works to his name, Isozaki is also incredibly prolific and influential among his contemporaries. Isozaki is the 49th architect and eighth Japanese architect to receive the honor.