Pritzker-winning architect Arata Isozaki passes away at 91: Arata Isozaki, a Japanese architect who won the Pritzker Prize and was hailed as a post-modern giant for fusing Eastern and Western cultures and histories in his works, has passed away. He was 91. Isozaki won the Pritzker Architecture Prize, internationally the highest honor in the field, in 2019. Arata Isozaki, Whose Hybrid Style Forged ‘New Paths,’ Wins Pritzker Prize.
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About the Arata Isozaki:
Isozaki studied architecture at the University of Tokyo, the premier university in Japan, and then began his architectural career as an apprentice under the tutelage of Japanese icon Kenzo Tange, a 1987 Pritzker winner. Isozaki founded his own office, Arata Isozaki & Associates, which he called “Atelier” around 1963, while working on a public library for his home prefecture of Oita — one of his earliest works.
He was one of the forerunners of Japanese architects who designed buildings overseas, transcending national and cultural boundaries, and also as a critic of urban development and city designs. Among Isozaki’s best-known works are the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles and the Palau Sant Jordi stadium in Barcelona built for the 1992 Summer Games. He also created enduring structures like the Team Disney Building and the Florida headquarters of the Walt Disney Company.
