Kenzō Tange

Kenzō Tange was a Japanese architect and urban planner whose work helped define postwar modernism in Japan. He led the reconstruction of Hiroshima and designed the Hiroshima Peace Center, while his 1964 Tokyo Olympic stadiums brought international attention to his monumental yet structurally expressive architecture. A major teacher and influence on later generations, Tange received the 1987 Pritzker Architecture Prize.