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- ISBN 9783038603702
- Dimensions: 285 x 285mm
- Publication Date: 14 Sep 2026
- Publisher: Park Books
- Publication City/Country: CH
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
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Arata Isozaki (1931–2022) undoubtedly ranks among Japan’s, and in fact the world’s, most distinguished architects. He ran his own firm in Tokyo from 1963 and realised buildings in many countries, as well as holding teaching appointments at Columbia, Harvard, and Yale universities. He created a body of work that has constantly evolved and transformed over decades. His best-known designs include the Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art in Fukuoka, the Shenzhen Cultural Center Concert Hall, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, the Berliner Volksbank office building on Berlin’s Potsdamer Platz, the Palasport Olimpico in Turin, and the Allianz Tower (Il Dritto) in Milan. Isozaki was awarded the RIBA Royal Gold Medal in 1986 and the Pritzker Prize in 2019.
Arata Isozaki: In Formation is the first new monograph on the architect in 15 years.. Conceived in close collaboration with Arata Isozaki & Associates, the book features photographs, plans, model images, drawings, and watercolours from all periods of Isozaki’s career. Arranged thematically, it follows key concepts of the architect’s creative development from the 1970s throughout his lifetime. Introductory essays round off this comprehensive survey of an outstanding architectural oeuvre.
Xiangning Li is a Professor of History and Theory of Architecture at Shanghai’s Tongji University.
Aric Chen is the director of the Nieuwe Instituut museum of architecture, design, and digital culture in Rotterdam.
Lei Qin is director of Archipelago gallery and publishing house in Shanghai.
