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Kunio Maekawa

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Japanese architect (1905-1986)

JapanArchitectsLived 1905 to 1986 · aged 81
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Kunio Maekawa was a Japanese architect and a key figure of modernism in post-war Japan.

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Double-height living room area featuring furnishings and lighting designed by MaekawaDouble-height living room area featuring furnishings and lighting designed by MaekawaSkyscraper of the Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Building (1974)Skyscraper of the Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Building (1974)View of tiles on the exterior of the Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance BuildingView of tiles on the exterior of the Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Building

Awards 2

Officer of the Legion of Honour
Japan Art Academy Prize

Connected to Kunio 6

Terunobu FujimoriAlso won Japan Art Academy PrizeMichio MadoAlso won Japan Art Academy PrizeItō ShinsuiAlso won Japan Art Academy PrizeIkuma DanAlso won Japan Art Academy PrizeKōtarō TakamuraAlso won Japan Art Academy PrizeHideo KobayashiAlso won Japan Art Academy Prize

About this person

Kunio Maekawa was a Japanese architect and a key figure of modernism in post-war Japan. After early stints in the studios of Le Corbusier and Antonin Raymond, Maekawa began to articulate his architectural language after establishing his firm in 1935, maintaining a continuous tension between Japanese traditional design and European architectural modernism throughout his career.

Country
Japan
Category
Architects
Type
Architect
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1905 to 1986 · aged 81
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18 languages

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