Kenzō Tange

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Kenzō Tange (丹下 健三 Tange Kenzō 4 September 1913 – 22 March 2005) was a Japanese architect and winner of the 1987 Pritzker Prize for architecture. He was one of the most significant architects of the 20th century combining traditional Japanese styles with modernism and designed major buildings on five continents. Tange was also an influential patron of the Metabolist movement.

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award

Pritzker Architecture Prize, Praemium Imperiale, Order of Culture, AIA Gold Medal

birth date

1913-09-04

birth place

Osaka

death date

2005-03-22

death place

Tokyo

significant building

Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park