Takamasa Yoshizaka
Takamasa Yoshizaka ( Japanese 吉 阪 隆 正 , Yoshizaka Takamasa ; born February 13, 1917 in Tokyo ; died December 17, 1980 ) was a Japanese architect of the Shōwa period .
life and work
Takamasa Yoshizaka graduated from Waseda University's Department of Architecture in 1941 . In 1950 he went to Europe, where he continued his education under Le Corbusier and developed his own style, which was neither western nor purely Japanese.
For the 1955 Venice Biennale , Yoshizaka designed the Japanese pavilion, a simple cuboid on stilts. For his own house in 1954 and for the Villa Coucou ( ヴ ィ ラ ・ ク ゥ ク ゥ ) in 1956, he used the plastic nature of concrete to express the character of the owner. The French cultural institute Athénée Français in Tōkyō from 1968 was regarded as a work that expresses both human-ugly and beautiful sides. Other works also show anti-rationalism and prophetic power.
Yoshizaka was active all over Japan, but had a focus in Toyama Prefecture , where he built the Kurosawaike Hut ( 黒 沢 池 ヒ ュ ッ テ ) in 1969 , perhaps because he was an avid mountaineer. His works also include the seminar building ( 大学 セ ミ ナ ー ・ ハ ウ ス ) in Hachijōji (Tōkyō Prefecture ) in 1965 and the Hakone International Tour Center in 1970. As a Le Corbusier student, he was involved in the construction of the National Museum of Western Art . - In 1960 he was awarded the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres .
literature
- Tazawa, Yutaka: Yoshizaka Takamasa . In: Biographical Dictionary of Japanese Art. Kodansha International, 1981. ISBN 0-87011-488-3 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Yoshizaka, Takamasa |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 吉 阪 隆 正 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 13, 1917 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tokyo |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th December 1980 |