Contemporary Architect – Kisho Kurokawa

“Any ranking system of contemporary architects would have to put Kurokawa near the top of the global ranking superleague.” It is what Peter Wislocki though of Kurokawa as a contemporary architect. Kisho Kurokawa’s buildings explores the notion of engawa, the “in between space” where public realm and private space co-exist in harmony. “I consider architecture to be an expression of philosophy… Therefore an architect must be a philosopher who discerns the spirit of the age.” Kisho Kurokawa also developed his own philosophy for architecture and published his own books. The Nakagin Capsule Tower, one of his early works, and the Nara City Museum of Photography were two of his many great works which were outstanding.
Kisho Kurokawa was born in Aichi Prefecture, Japan 1934. He graduated from Kyoto University for the Bachelor of Architecture in 1957; he then studied at Graduate School of Tokyo University for the Master of Architecture under Kenzo Tange, also a gre...