First Tange Kenzo retrospective in Tokyo to be showcased at the National Archives of Modern Architecture

The first major exhibition in Tokyo dedicated to Pritzker Prize-winning architect Tange Kenzo is opening later this month. Renowned for combining traditional Japanese and modernist forms in his designs, the exhibition features a retrospective of the first half of the influential architect’s career. The exhibition titled, TANGE KENZO 1938-1970: From Pre-war period to Olympic Games and World Expo, is presented by the National Archives of Modern Architecture (NAMA), Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan, in cooperation with Tange Associates, Uchida Michiko, Tokyo Metropolitan Parks Association, Japan Arts Council, World Monuments Fund (WMF), American Express, DOCOMOMO Japan, and The Museum of Art, Kochi.  As Tokyo hosts the 2021 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the exhibition commemorates Tange’s leading role in realizing the 1964 Tokyo Olympics and the Osaka World Expo in 1970.  Previously on Archinect: Tokyo's 1964 Olympics architecture rememberedThe showcase explores the first half of T...