Kurokawa Kisho
黒川 紀章
1934 | April 8, born in Nagoya as son of a respected Japanese architect from the pre-World War II era |
1957 | graduated from Kyoto University |
1959 | completed Master course, University of Tokyo, student of Tange Kenzo |
1960 | one of the seven founding members of the Metabolist group together with the architects Kikutake Kiyonori, Maki Fumuhiko, Otaka Masato, the critic Kawazoe Noboru, the industrial designer Ekuan Kenji and the graphic designer Awazu Kiyoshi |
1964 | completed Doctor course, University of Tokyo |
2007 | passed away in Tokyo |
project list
2006 | THE NATIONAL ART CENTER, TOKYO, Minato ward, Tokyo |
2001 | OITA STADIUM BIG EYE, Oita city, Oita |
2000 |
FUKUI PREFECTURAL DINOSAUR MUSEUM, Katsuyama city, Fukui OSAKA INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION CENTER (OICC), Osaka city, Osaka |
1998 |
NEW WING OF THE VAN GOGH MUSEUM, Amsterdam, Netherlands KUALA LUMPUR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KLIA), Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia |
1997 | FUJINOMIYA GOLF CLUB CLUBHOUSE, Fujinomiya city, Shizuoka |
1995 | SHIGA KOGEN ROMAN ART MUSEUM, Shimotakai district, Nagano |
1994 | HIMEJI CITY HEALTH AND WELFARE CENTER, Himeji city, Hyogo |
1993 |
SHIROTOPIA MEMORIAL PARK REST HOUSE - SENKANTEI, Himeji city, Hyogo PACIFIC TOWER, Paris, France |
1991 | MIKI HOUSE NEW OFFICE BUILDING, Yao city, Osaka |
1989 | ATHLETIC CLUB, Chicago IL, USA |
1988 |
JAPANESE-GERMAN CENTER BERLIN, Berlin, Germany HIROSHIMA CITY MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART, Hiroshima city, Hiroshima |
1987 | CHOKASO, Shinjuku ward, Tokyo |
1984 |
THE NATIONAL BUNRAKU THEATRE, Osaka city, Osaka ROPPONGI PRINCE HOTEL, Minato ward, Tokyo WACOAL KOJIMACHI BUILDING, Chiyoda ward, Tokyo |
1982 |
SUGINAMI WARD CENTRAL LIBRARY, Suginami ward, Tokyo MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, SAITAMA, Saitama city, Saitama |
1980 | SHOTO CLUB, Shibuya ward, Tokyo |
1977 | NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ETHNOLOGY, Suita city, Osaka |
1976 |
AOYAMA BELL COMMONS, Minato ward, Tokyo SONY TOWER OSAKA, Osaka city, Osaka |
1975 | FUKUOKA BANK HEADQUARTERS, Fukuoka city, Fukuoka |
1973 | CAPSULE HOUSE K, Mori Izumi, Nagano |
1972 | NAKAGIN CAPSULE TOWER, Chuo ward, Tokyo |
1967 |
RESORT CENTER YAMAGATA HAWAII DREAMLAND, Yamagata city, Yamagata SAGAE CITY HALL, Sagae city, Yamagata |
1965 | CENTRAL LODGE FOR NATIONAL CHILDREN'S LAND, Yokohama city, Kanagawa |
address: | Roppongi, Minato ward, Tokyo |
Japanese: | 東京都港区六本木 |
site area: | 30,000 m² |
building area: | 13,127 m² |
total floor area: | 48,980 m² |
number of storeys: | 6 above ground, 2 below ground |
structure: |
steel, partly steel reinforced concrete |
general contractors JV: | Kajima, Taisei, Matsumura Gumi, Shimizu, Obayashi, Mitsui Construction |
website: | www.nact.jp |
sources: |
[Kisho Kurokawa - Metabolism and Symbiosis] pages 124-131 |
address: | 1351 Oaza Yokoo, Matsuoka, Oita city, Oita |
Japanese: | 大分県大分市松岡横尾大字1351 |
total floor area: | 92,882 m² |
building area: | 51,830 m² |
site area: | 2,550,000 m² |
number of storeys: | 3 above ground, 2 below ground |
structure: |
upper skeleton structure: S; lower stand skeleton structure: RC |
structural engineers: | Ove Arup & Partners Japan Limited |
mechanical engineers: | Shin Nippon Setsubi Consultant Engineers Office |
landscape designers: | Environmental Dynamics and EDA |
general contractors JV: | Takenaka Corporation, Sato Benec, Takayama Sogo Kogyo |
website: | www.wldcup.com/Asia/stadia/oita.html |
sources: |
[Kisho Kurokawa - Metabolism and Symbiosis] pages 118-123 [The Phaidon Atlas of Contemporary World Architecture] |
2000.06
FUKUI PREFECTURAL DINOSAUR MUSEUM
福井県立恐竜博物館
address: | 51-11 Terao, Muroko-cho, Katsuyama city, Fukui |
Japanese: | 福井県勝山市村岡町寺尾51-11 |
total floor area: | 15,000 m² |
building area: | 8800 m² |
site area: | 30,000 m² |
number of storeys: | 3 above ground, 1 below ground |
structure: | S, SRC, RC |
structural engineers: | Takumi Orimoto Structural Engineer & Associates |
mechanical engineers: | Inuzuka Engineering Consultants |
general contractors JV: | Kumagai Gumi, Muranaka Construction, Okitakubo Construction, Maeda Corporation, Nishida Kensetsu, Ono Construction |
website: | www.dinosaur.pref.fukui.jp/en |
sources: |
[Kisho Kurokawa - Metabolism and Symbiosis] pages 114-117 |
2000.03
OSAKA INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION CENTER (OICC)
大阪府立国際会議場 - Ōsaka-fu-ritsu Kokusai Kaigi-jō
+ A. Epstein & Sons International Inc.
+ Ove Arup & Partners Japan Limited
address: | Nakanoshima, Kita ward, Osaka city, Osaka |
Japanese: | 大阪県大阪市北区中の島 |
site area: | 10,146.08 m² |
building area: | 6,756.93 m² |
total floor area: | 67,545.54 m² |
number of storeys: | 13 above ground, 3 below ground, 2 roof |
structure: | steel, partly steel and reinforced concrete |
structural engineers: | Ove Arup & Partners Japan Limited |
mechanical engineers: | Shin Nippon Setsubi Consultant Engineers Office |
general contractors JV: | Takenaka, Obayashi, Fujita, Zenidaka, Matsumura-gumi, Sharle, Daisue Construction, Seibu Construction, Otetsu Construction, Imanishi Construction |
website: | www.gco.co.jp |
sources: |
[Shinkenchiku] 2000/5 pages 76-87 [Kisho Kurokawa - Metabolism and Symbiosis] pages 108-113 |
1998.12
NEW WING OF THE VAN GOGH MUSEUM
ヴァン・ゴッホ美術館新館
+ Bureau Bouwkunde F.B., Rotterdam
address: | Paulus Potterstraat 7, Amsterdam, 1071CX, Netherlands |
total floor area: | 5,000 m² |
building area: | 820 m² |
site area: | 4,260 m² |
number of storeys: | 2 above ground, + 1 below ground |
structure: | RC, roof: S |
structural engineers: | Adviesbureau D3BN Civiel Ingeneurs |
mechanical engineers: | Huisman En Van Muijen B.V. |
general contractor: | Van Eestern B.V., Barendrecht |
website: | www.vangoghmuseum.com |
sources: |
[Kisho Kurokawa - Metabolism and Symbiosis] pages 96-99 [Nikkei Architecture] 08/1999, pages 134-141 |
1998.03
KUALA LUMPUR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KLIA)
クアラルンプール新国際空港
+ Malaysian Japanese Airport Consortium (MJAC)
address: | Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia |
total floor area: |
terminal bldg: 170,640 m²; contact pier: 92,400 m²; satellite bldg: 142,890 m² |
building area: |
terminal bldg: 42,202 m²; contact pier: 37,119 m²; satellite bldg: 79,321 m² |
site area: | 100 km² |
number of storeys: |
terminal bldg: 5 above ground, 1 below ground; contact pier: 4 above ground; satellite bldg: 3 above ground, 1 below ground |
structure: | RC, roof: S |
structural engineers: | Sepakat Setia Perunding + Pacific Consultants International |
mechanical engineers: | Ranhill Bersekutu |
general contractors JV: |
terminal building: Perspec, Taisei, Kajima, Shimizu, Hazama Consortium; satellite building: UEM, PNSB, HOHUP, Takenaka, Sato, Mitsui Consortium |
website: | www.klia.com.my |
sources: |
[Kisho Kurokawa - Metabolism and Symbiosis] pages 100-107 |
1997
FUJINOMIYA GOLF CLUB CLUBHOUSE
富士宮ゴルフクラブ クラブハウス
address: | Nonaka, Fujinomiya city, Shizuoka |
Japanese: | 静岡県富士宮市野中 |
total floor area: | 3,179 m² |
building area: | 2,101 m² |
site area: | 467,688 m² |
number of storeys: | 2 above ground, 1 below ground |
structure: | S, partly RC |
structural engineers: | Takumi Orimoto Structural Engineer & Associates |
mechanical engineers: | Kenchiku Setsubi Sekkei Kenkyusho |
general contractor: | Kajima |
website: | www.golf-in-japan.com/oneRecord.php?ID=193 |
sources: |
[Kisho Kurokawa - Metabolism and Symbiosis] pages 92-95 |
1995
SHIGA KOGEN ROMAN ART MUSEUM
山ノ内町立志賀高原ロマン美術館
address: | Oaza Hirao, Yamanouchi-cho, Shimotakai district, Nagano |
Japanese: | 長野県下高井郡山ノ内町大字平穏 |
total floor area: | 1,684 m² |
building area: | 1,015 m² |
site area: | 2,984 m² |
number of storeys: | 2 above ground |
structure: | RC, W |
structural engineers: | Takumi Orimoto Structural Engineer & Associates |
general contractors JV: | Matsumura Gumi Corporation, Moriya Construction |
website: | www.town.yamanouchi.nagano.jp/roman/toppage.htm |
sources: |
[Kisho Kurokawa - Metabolism and Symbiosis] pages 88-91 |
1994
HIMEJI CITY HEALTH AND WELFARE CENTER
address: |
3 Sakata-machi, Himeji city, Hyogo |
total floor area: | 13,076 m² |
sources: | [Architectural Map of Osaka / Kobe] page 313 |
1993
SHIROTOPIA MEMORIAL PARK REST HOUSE - SENKANTEI
シロトピア記念公園休憩所 扇観亭
address: |
68 Hon-machi, Himeji city, Hyogo |
total floor area: | 126 m² |
sources: | [Architectural Map of Osaka / Kobe] page 312 |
1993
PACIFIC TOWER
パシフィック・タワー
address: | Tour Pacific, 11 Cours Valmy, La Défense 7, Paris, France |
total floor area: | 58,367 m² |
building area: | 3100 m² |
site area: | 3100 m² |
number of storeys: | 25 above ground, 2 below ground |
structure: | S, RC |
structural engineers: | SARI Ingenieri, Paris; Ove Arup & Partners |
mechanical engineers: | SARI Ingenieri, Paris |
general contractor: | JAF |
website: | www.parisdefense.com |
sources: |
[Kisho Kurokawa - Metabolism and Symbiosis] pages 86-87 |
1991
MIKI HOUSE NEW OFFICE BUILDING
三起商行新社屋
address: |
1-76-2 Wakabayashi-cho, Yao city, Osaka |
Japanese: |
大阪府八尾市若林町1-76-2 |
total floor area: | 14,221 m² |
sources: | [Architectural Map of Osaka / Kobe] page 120 |
1989
ATHLETIC CLUB
address: | 211 North Stetson Avenue, Chicago IL, USA |
total floor area: | 10,450 m² |
building area: | 1975 m² |
site area: | 1888 m² |
number of storeys: | 6 above ground |
structure: | RC |
structural engineers: | CBW Engineers |
mechanical engineers: | Cosentini Associates Inc. |
general contractor: | EW Corrigan Construction |
website: | www.isac.com/illinoiscenter |
sources: |
[Kisho Kurokawa - Metabolism and Symbiosis] pages 84-85 |
1988
JAPANESE-GERMAN CENTER BERLIN
ベルリン日独センター
address: | Hiroshimastr. 6, Tiergarten, Berlin, Germany |
total floor area: | 7,745 m² |
building area: | 1,925 m² |
site area: | 9,135 m² |
number of storeys: | 4 above ground, 1 below ground |
structure: | RC, brickwork |
general contractors JV: | Kajima, Takenaka |
website: | www.de.emb-japan.go.jp |
sources: |
[Kisho Kurokawa - Metabolism and Symbiosis] pages 76-79 |
1988.08
HIROSHIMA CITY MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART
広島市現代美術館
address: | 1-1 Hijiyama-koen, Minami ward, Hiroshima city, Hiroshima |
Japanese: | 広島県広島市南区比治山公園1-1 |
total floor area: | 9,291 m² |
number of storeys: | 2 above ground, 2 below ground |
structure: | RC, partly SRC |
structural engineers: | Zoken Consultant |
mechanical engineers: | Sogo Consultants |
general contractors JV: | Shimizu, Dai Nippon Construction, Matsumoto Construction, Nishiki Construction + Daigo Construction |
website: | www.hcmca.cf.city.hiroshima.jp |
sources: |
[Kisho Kurokawa - Metabolism and Symbiosis] pages 80-83 [www.arch-hiroshima.net/arch-hiroshima/arch/delta_east/moca_e.html] |
1987.12
CHOKASO
朝霞荘
address: |
Ichigayasadohara-cho, Shinjuku ward, Tokyo |
maps: | [Yahoo] |
total floor area: | 999 m² |
sources: | [Architectural Map of Tokyo] page 86 |
1984
THE NATIONAL BUNRAKU THEATRE
国立文楽劇場
address: |
1-12-10 Nipponbashi, Chuo ward, Osaka city, Osaka |
Japanese: |
大阪府大阪市中央区日本橋1-12-10 |
total floor area: | 13,211 m² |
website: | www.ntj.jac.go.jp |
sources: | [Architectural Map of Osaka / Kobe] page 69 |
1984.09
ROPPONGI PRINCE HOTEL
address: |
3-2-7 Roppongi, Minato ward, Tokyo |
maps: | [Yahoo] |
total floor area: | 13,368 m² |
sources: | [Architectural Map of Tokyo] page 47 |
1984.04
WACOAL KOJIMACHI BUILDING
ワコール麹町ビル
address: |
1-1-2 Kojimachi, Chiyoda ward, Tokyo |
Japanese: | 東京都千代田区麹町1-1-2 |
lat, long: | 35°41'01.7N 139°44'34.5E |
maps: | [Google] [Yahoo] |
total floor area: | 8,353 m² |
sources: |
[Architectural Map of Tokyo] page 53 [Tajima Noriyuki: Tokio] pages 48-49 [Agematsu, Yuji: Japanese Architecture Today; in: Gatti, Franco: Rethinking Japan - Literature, visual arts & linguistics] page 44 |
1982
SUGINAMI WARD CENTRAL LIBRARY
address: |
3-40 Ogikubo, Suginami ward, Tokyo |
maps: | [Yahoo] |
total floor area: | 4,397 m² |
sources: | [Architectural Map of Tokyo] page 175 |
1982.03
MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, SAITAMA
address: | Tokiwa, Urawa ward, Saitama city, Saitama |
total floor area: | 8,577 m² |
building area: | 2,238 m² |
site area: | 46,457 m² |
number of storeys: | 3 above ground, 1 below ground |
structure: | S, RC |
structural engineers: | Zoken Consultant |
mechanical engineers: | Sogo |
general contractors JV: | Toda, Wako Construction |
awards: |
1983 Building Constructors Society Award |
website: | www. saitama-j.or.jp/~momas |
sources: |
[Kisho Kurokawa - Metabolism and Symbiosis] pages 74-75 |
1980.12
SHOTO CLUB
address: |
1-9-1 Shoto, Shibuya ward, Tokyo |
Japanese: | 東京都渋谷区松濤1-9-1 |
maps: | [Google] |
total floor area: | 993 m² |
sources: | [Architectural Map of Tokyo] page 36 |
1977.10 (additional construction completed in 1983 and 1989 and 1996)
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ETHNOLOGY
国立民族学博物館
address: | 10-1 Senribanpakukoen, Suita city, Osaka |
maps: | [Yahoo] |
total floor area: | 38,580 m² (1996: 51,235 m²) |
building area: | 12,849 m² |
site area: | 41,000 m² |
number of storeys: | 4 above ground, 3 roof |
structure: | RC, steel frame partly encased in concrete |
structural engineers: | Gengo Matsui + ORS |
mechanical engineers: | Kenchiku Setsubi Sekkei Kenkyusho |
general contractor: | Takenaka |
awards: |
1978 Mainichi Art Award 1979 Building Constructors Society Award 1990 Public Architecture Award |
website: | www.minpaku.ac.jp |
sources: |
[Architectural Map of Osaka / Kobe] page 156 [Kisho Kurokawa - Metabolism and Symbiosis] pages 60-63 |
1976
AOYAMA BELL COMMONS
address: |
2-14-6 Kita-Aoyama, Minato ward, Tokyo |
Japanese: | 東京都港区北青山2-14-6 |
maps: | [Google] |
1976
SONY TOWER OSAKA
ソニータワー大阪
address: | 1-1-10 Shinsaibashisuji, Chuo ward, Osaka city, Osaka |
maps: | [Yahoo] |
total floor area: | 3,941 m² |
building area: | 467 m² |
site area: | 490 m² |
number of storeys: | 10 above ground, 2 below ground |
structure: | SRC, partly S |
materials: | roof: quarry tiles on asphalt waterproof; exterior walls: precast concrete panels with cast in-situ marble finish, steel panels |
structural engineers: | Gengo Matsui + ORS |
general contractor: | Takenaka |
awards: |
1977 Japan Sign Design Association, Gold Prize 1977 Hiroba Award |
sources: |
[Architectural Map of Osaka / Kobe] page 62 [Kisho Kurokawa - Metabolism and Symbiosis] pages 56-59 |
1975
FUKUOKA BANK HEADQUARTERS
福岡銀行本店
address: |
2-13-1 Tenjin, Chuo ward, Fukuoka city, Fukuoka |
Japanese: |
福岡県福岡市中央区天神2-13-1 |
total floor area: | 30,814 m² |
building area: | 2,904 m² |
site area: | 4,143 m² |
number of storeys: | 12 above ground, 4 below ground |
structure: | S, RC |
structural engineers: | Gengo Matsui + ORS |
mechanical engineers: | Inuzuka Engineering Consultants |
acoustic engineers: | Minoru Nagata Acoustic Engineer and Associates |
lighting designers: | Motoko Ishii Design Consultants |
general contractor: | Takenaka |
award: | 1977 Building Constructors Society Award |
website: | |
sources: | [Kisho Kurokawa - Metabolism and Symbiosis] pages 54-55 |
1973.11
CAPSULE HOUSE K
address: | Mori Izumi, Mosawa, Miyota-machi, Kitasaku district, Nagano |
Japanese: | 長野県北佐久郡御代田町大字茂沢字森泉 |
total floor area: | 103 m² |
building area: | 75 m² |
site area: | 2,314 m² |
number of storeys: | 1 above ground, 1 below ground |
structure: | S, partly RC |
general contractor: | Taisei |
sources: | [Kisho Kurokawa - Metabolism and Symbiosis] pages 50-53 |
1972.03
NAKAGIN CAPSULE TOWER
中銀カプセルタワービル
address: | 8-16-10 Ginza, Chuo ward, Tokyo |
Japanese: | 東京都中央区銀座8-16-10 |
lat, long: | 35°39'56.5N 139°45'48.5E |
maps: | [Google] [Yahoo] |
total floor area: | 3,091 m² |
building area: | 430 m² |
site area: | 442 m² |
number of storeys: | 11 / 13 above ground, 1 below ground |
structure: | structural steel frame partly encased in concrete, 140 capsule units |
materials: | towers: corten structural steel frame; lower portion: fair-faced reinforced concrete; capsule exterior: steel with sprayed paint finish; capsule interior: steel capsule with cloth ceiling and floor carpet |
structural engineers: | Gengo Matsui + ORS |
electrical engineers: | Electrical Equipment Planning Laboratory |
general contractor: | Taisei |
capsule manufacturer: | Daimaru Design and Engineering Division |
sources: |
[Architectural Map of Tokyo] page 113 [Kisho Kurokawa - Metabolism and Symbiosis] pages 44-49 |
1967.07
RESORT CENTER YAMAGATA HAWAII DREAMLAND
山形ハワイドリームランド
address: | Yamagata city, Yamagata |
total floor area: | 5,758 m² |
building area: | 3,638 m² |
site area: | 13,500 m² |
number of storeys: | 2 above ground |
structure: | RC, partly S |
structural engineers: | Gengo Matsui + ORS |
mechanical engineers: | Soh Mechanical Electrical Corporation |
general contractor: | Sagae Construction |
sources: | [Kisho Kurokawa - Metabolism and Symbiosis] pages 36-39 |
This building was torn down in 1975 and residential houses were later built on this site.
1967.05
SAGAE CITY HALL
寒河江市庁舎
address: | 1-9-45 Chuo, Sagae city, Yamagata |
Japanese: | 山形県寒河江市中央1-9-45 |
total floor area: | 4,736 m² |
building area: | 1,637 m² |
site area: | 9,997 m² |
number of storeys: | 5 above ground |
structure: | RC, partly suspension |
structural engineers: | Gengo Matsui + ORS |
general contractor: | Sagae Construction |
sources: |
[JA] 57 - DOCOMOMO Japan: the 100 Selections [Kisho Kurokawa - Metabolism and Symbiosis] pages 40-43 |
In 2004, Sagae City Hall was selected by the organization Docomomo Japan as one of 100 distinct Japanese modern architectures built prior to 1970.
1965.06
CENTRAL LODGE FOR NATIONAL CHILDREN'S LAND
address: | Yokohama city, Kanagawa |
total floor area: | 576 m² |
building area: | 351 m² |
number of storeys: | 2 above ground |
structure: | S, RC |
structural engineers: | Suzuki Institute for Structural Research |
general contractor: | Takenaka |
award: | 8th Takamura Kotaro Award |
sources: | [Kisho Kurokawa - Metabolism and Symbiosis] pages 32-35 |
further readings
www.answers.com/topic/kisho-kurokawa
www.flickr.com/groups/kisyokurokawa/
www.japan-photo.de/e-mo-j10.htm
www.scribd.com/doc/9531158/Philosophy-of-Symbiosis-Kisho-Kurokawa
http://mirkogysin.com/THESIS%20BOOK/Part%20I,%20Chapter%20III%20Case%20studies.pdf
books
publications
「水/ドミノ/関係性」 - Mizu / Domino / Kankei-sei
'Water / Domino / Relationship'
in: Shinkenchiku, 2000/5
K. Kurokawa, T. Ito
pages 88-91
JA 18, Summer 1995
Flickr tag : kishokurokawa
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