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Kisho Kurokawa

1934 - 2007

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Kisho Kurokawa (黒川 紀章, Kurokawa Kishō) (April 8, 1934 – October 12, 2007) was a leading Japanese architect and one of the founders of the Metabolist Movement. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kisho Kurokawa is the 179th most popular architect (down from 167th in 2019), the 632nd most popular biography from Japan (down from 503rd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Japanese Architect.

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Kisho Kurokawa ranks 179 out of 518. Before him are Michele Sanmicheli, Richard Neutra, Ur-Nanshe, Aristobulus of Cassandreia, Muhammad V of Granada, and Eduardo Souto de Moura. After him are Pietro Lombardo, Christian de Portzamparc, Günter Behnisch, David Chipperfield, John Vanbrugh, and Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Kisho Kurokawa ranks 129. Before him are Ken Rosewall, Jean Sorel, Kira Muratova, Glenn Davis, Omar Karami, and Manfred Wörner. After him are Gloria Steinem, Alisa Freindlich, Nadine Trintignant, Hank Aaron, John Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan, and Audre Lorde. Among people deceased in 2007, Kisho Kurokawa ranks 106. Before him are Gianfranco Ferré, Julien Gracq, Princess Katherine of Greece and Denmark, Edward Yang, Emiliano Mercado del Toro, and Raymond Barre. After him are Ian Stevenson, François-Xavier Ortoli, Teddy Kollek, Michel Lotito, Wally Schirra, and Gordon Scott.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Kisho Kurokawa ranks 632 out of 6,245. Before him are Takeo Miki (1907), Korechika Anami (1887), Shūmei Ōkawa (1886), Ukita Hideie (1573), Yoshida Shōin (1830), and Takayuki Kuwata (1941). After him are Yoshitoshi (1839), Shunryū Suzuki (1904), Hidemaro Watanabe (1924), Gunpei Yokoi (1941), Masaoka Shiki (1867), and Emperor Nijō (1143).

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Among ARCHITECTS In Japan

Among architects born in Japan, Kisho Kurokawa ranks 5. Before him are Tadao Ando (1941), Kenzō Tange (1913), Arata Isozaki (1931), and Fumihiko Maki (1928). After him are Shigeru Ban (1957), Kazuyo Sejima (1956), Kengo Kuma (1954), Kunio Maekawa (1905), Kiyonori Kikutake (1928), and Ryue Nishizawa (1966).

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