Tange, Kenzō, 1913-2005

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Kenzō Tange (b. 4 September 1913, Osaka, Japan–d. 22 March 2005, Tokyo, Japan) wan an architect and winner of 1987 Pritzker Prize for architecture. He attended Nihon University and University of Tokyo and became an assistant professor at University of Tokyo. He developed an interest in urban studies, which was one of the reason he helped design new plans for Japanese cities destroyed in WWII. He designed many well known monuments and buildings including Peace Center in Hiroshima, Ise Shrine; Tokyo Olympic arenas, and the Supreme Court of Pakistan.
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referencedIn Gropius, Walter, 1883-1969. Papers, 1925-1969 (bulk: 1937-1969) Houghton Library
referencedIn Peter Blake architectural records and papers, 1910-2006, (bulk 1980-2002) Columbia University. Avery Architecture and Fine Arts Library. Department of Drawings and Archives.
referencedIn Kenzō Tange : vertical file. Centre canadien d'architecture, | Canadian Centre for Architecture | CCA
creatorOf Tange, Kenzō, 1913-2005. Letters, 1961-1967, to Lewis Mumford. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Tange, Kenzō, 1913-2005. Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)
creatorOf Blake, Peter, 1920-2006. Peter Blake architectural records and papers, 1910-2006 (bulk 1980-2002). Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Office of the Director. Peter C. Marzio, subject files, 1982-1999. Hirsch Library Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
referencedIn Tange, Kenzo, 1914- : [miscellaneous ephemeral material]. Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library
referencedIn Walter and Ise Gropius papers Archives of American Art
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