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Arata Isozaki (磯崎新) was born in Oita, an island of Kyushu, Japan, on 23 July 1931. He studied in the University of Tokyo and his teacher was Kenzo Tange, with whom he worked with between 1954 and 1963, and at that moment he established his own architect office.
In the first phase, Isozaki combines Japanese tradition with the structures fulfilled based on high technology and, from the 70's, changed his style and started substituting the traditional for the post-modern. He commenced the introduction of vaults, spheres, cubes and other geometric elements.
Even though this change of philosophy occurred in his work, his expertise is very recognised for the capacity to fuse Oriental and Western styles, like his handle on visual games and historic allusions.
Isozaki converts his projects in connections between reality and illusion, and achieves it by incorporating in his original works different perspectives that transform according to the angle observed.
Some of his most representative works, situated in different parts of the world, are:
- Museum of Contemporary Art of Los Angeles
- The New Brooklyn Art Museum
- National Library of Qatar
- American University in Cairo
- Casa del Hombre in La Coruña
- Planta 10 del Hotel Puerta America, Madrid
- Isozaki Atea, Bilbao
In Barcelona, he has his own office and it is the authorship of Palau Sant Jordi, constructing on occasion in the Olympic Games of 1992, the sculpture Arbres Bessons, in the access in the CaixaFòrum, and the Pabellón sportscentre of Palafolls (el "Palauet").
He was awarded in different occasions by the most prestigious institutions, between them the Architect Associations of Japan , the Royal Institute of British Architects, the Italian Tiberina Academy and the North American Institute of Arts and Letters and American Academy.
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