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1.1 Born: 1913 in Osaka, Japan. 1.2 Died : March 22, 2005 1.3 Education: Graduated in Architecture Courses from Tokyo Imperial University in 1938. In 1942, he returned back to the University for Graduate Course.
1.4 Profession:
He seeked employment in 1938 in the office
University.
In 1949 ,he began his successful private practice. By 1957, Tange and Asso. Adopted firm name KENZO TANGE AND URTEC(derived from urbanist architecture)
1.5 Influences:
His
first mentor, Maekawa, developing International Style and Bauhaus Principles under him. while working on Villa Savoye and Swiss Pavilion. Western Renaissance Architecture, especially Michelangelo.
(CIAM)
2.0 Philosophy
He believed that Japanese are searching freedom of expression symbolizing new society free from old technocratic regimes. He demonstrated that unique regionalism could be developed ,and recognized within the circumstance of International Style. He marked a remarked awareness of Japanese Architectural traditions expressed through a contemporary interpretation of architectural form.
Date: 1961 -1964 Building Type: Sports Stadium Construction System: Concrete, Steel cable. Climate: Temperate Context: Urban Style: Modern
The Olympic Stadia in Tokyo designed for the Tokyo Olympics can be regarded as the culmination of architects career, designed in 1960 and built in 1964, with the highest achievements of the Japanese tradition.
The plan [of the larger stadium] is in the form of two semi-circles, slightly displaced in relation to one another, with their unconnecting ends elongated into points.
The roof is supported on two reinforced concrete pillars, and is made up of a system of steel cables onto which enameled steel plates are then soldered.
The curving form of the roof serves to make it more resistant to wind, which can reach hurricane force in this region.
The original structure in 1899 was a wooden building in the Gothic style. It was burned during World War II. The present church, designed by Kenzo Tange, dates from 1964. Kenzo Tange won the competition for the reconstruction of this church in 1961.
The plan of the building is in the form of a cross, from which the walls, eight hyperbolic parabolas, rise up at an angle.
These open upwards to form a cross of light which continues vertically to the length the four facades. To this rhomboid volume other secondary constructions are added. The bell tower is 60 m in height and stands at a little distance from the cathedral proper.
SECTIONAL ELEVATION
The exterior surfaces are clad in stainless steel, which gives them a special radiance in keeping with the religious character of the building."
Interior View
Built: 1949-56 Building Type: Museum and community centre Construction System: Concrete Style: Modern
Site Plan
The building is raised up on pillars, its structure a framework of exposed concrete. The complex as a whole has a monumental quality. There are two secondary buildings, one on either side It consists of an auditorium, a hotel, an exhibition gallery, a library, offices, a conference center to the west, and an assembly hall with capacity for 2,500 people to the east The monument is in the form of a hyperbolic parabola, brings together modern tendencies and techniques and the ancient form
4.0 Bibliography/Webliography
Kanzo Tange And URTEC Works Of Kanzo Tange and Urtec Twentieth Century Architecture Architecture And Architects Kanzo Tange