In the history of technology, Kisho Kurokawa is one of the names that keeps returning.
The record lists Kisho Kurokawa as Japanese architect (1934-2007).
Kisho Kurokawa was born at Kanie in 1934. His recorded nationality is Empire of Japan. He was educated at Kyoto University and University of Tokyo.
The twentieth century made work collective, expensive and political, with consequences that reached well beyond the people doing it.
He worked as architect, thinker and businessperson.
Among his principal works are Ōita Stadium, Toyota Stadium and Kuala Lumpur International Airport. Technology is judged by adoption: an invention nobody uses is a curiosity.
His work was formally recognised with the Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, Person of Cultural Merit and honorary doctor of Sofia University.
That the work was done from Empire of Japan matters. Opportunity has never been evenly distributed, and where a person is based shapes which doors open and whose work gets seen.
Kisho Kurokawa died in 2007, aged 73. What survives is the work, which is the only durable form of a reputation.
Achievements
- Notable work: Ōita Stadium
- Notable work: Toyota Stadium
- Notable work: Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Notable work: Nakagin Capsule Tower
- Educated at Kyoto University, University of Tokyo and Tōkai Junior and Senior High School
- Worked as architect, thinker and businessperson
