Kagawa kenzo tange biography

Graduated from the Faculty of Engineering, Department of Architecture, Tokyo Imperial University

Admired Le Corbusier and joined the architectural design office of his pupil Kunio Maekawa.

Enrolled in graduate school at Tokyo Imperial University in , and, after graduating, taught at his alma mater from to ; then established and became president of Tange Laboratory.

Besides cultivating excellent personnel including Takashi Asada, Sachio Otani, Taneo Oki, Koji Kamiya, Fumihiko Maki, Arata Isozaki, Kisho Kurokawa, and Yoshio Taniguchi, he was involved in education all over the world at institutions such as the Polytechnic University of Milan, Harvard University, and Tsinghua University in Beijing, China.

Won first place in the design competition for Peace Memorial Park and Museum held by Hiroshima City.

Invited to CIAM (Congrès International d’Architecture Moderne) where he prese