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The architect who brought postwar Japanese architecture to the world stage

Photo: Yoyogi National Gymnasium

Of the first generation that rooted Western architecture in Meiji Japan

Photo: Tokyo Station Marunouchi Building

A leader of Metabolism and advocate of the philosophy of symbiosis

Photo: The National Art Center, Tokyo

Giving form to fluid space through lightweight structure

Photo: Sendai Mediatheque

Transparent, flat architecture that dissolves boundaries

Photo: 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa

The architect of exposed concrete and light

Photo: Omotesando Hills

Standard-bearer of the modern architecture movement in Japan

Photo: The National Museum of Western Art

The master who proposed the Five Points of Modern Architecture

Photo: The National Museum of Western Art

Weaving the city into a single building

Photo: Kyoto Station Building

An international architect of great spaces in glass and steel

Photo: Tokyo International Forum

The Meiji architect entrusted with imperial court architecture

Photo: State Guest House, Akasaka Palace

The Englishman called "the father of modern Japanese architecture"

Photo: Mitsubishi Ichigokan

A master of historic styles who lent dignity to the early Shōwa city

Photo: Wako Main Building

The architect who pioneered the study of Japanese architectural history

Photo: Meiji Jingu

The structural engineer known as the "Doctor of Towers"

Photo: Tokyo Tower

The American architect known for Citicorp Center

Photo: Yokohama Landmark Tower