Five years ago, the Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa passed away

Nakagin Capsule Tower, photo: Petr Šmídek

Tokyo/Prague - The buildings of the internationally acclaimed Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa, who passed away on October 12, 2007, were primarily based on themes such as ecology and recycling. Among Kurokawa's most famous works are the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, the National Ethnological Museum in Tokyo, and the National Art Center in Tokyo.
Kurokawa was born on April 8, 1934, in the Japanese city of Nagoya and studied architecture at the University of Tokyo. In 1960, he was among the founders of the so-called Metabolist movement, whose members called themselves metabolists. It was a Japanese avant-garde movement that blended various architectural styles with Asian influences.
For his buildings, Kurokawa received several international awards. His building for the international airport in Kuala Lumpur won the Dedalo-Minosse international award in 2003. He was last honored by the Chicago Museum in 2006.