Akira Kuryu
Illustration — Akira Kuryu Akira Kuryu is a Japanese architect known for designing many museums in Japan. Compared with his contemporaries, Kuryu started his career later than other famous Japanese architects. Kuryu graduated from Waseda University and once worked with Maki, another architect, at Maki & Associates and then became an associate lecturer in the Maki Research Department at the University of Tokyo.
Akira Kuryu
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- Born
- 1947. · Ichikawa.
- Nationality
- Japan.
- Occupation
- architect and professor.
- Education
- Waseda University and University of Tokyo.
- Teachers
- Fumihiko Maki.
- Honours
- Japan Art Academy Prize.
- Languages
- Japanese.
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Illustration — Akira Kuryu Akira Kuryu is a Japanese architect known for designing many museums in Japan. Compared with his contemporaries, Kuryu started his career later than other famous Japanese architects. Kuryu graduated from Waseda University and once worked with Maki, another architect, at Maki & Associates and then became an associate lecturer in the Maki Research Department at the University of Tokyo.
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Akira Kuryu (born 1947) is an architect and professor, of Japanese nationality. The architect was born in Ichikawa.
Akira Kuryu was educated at University of Tokyo and Waseda University. The architect worked for Chiba University and University of Tokyo.
Languages used include Japanese. Honours include Japan Art Academy Prize.
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In 1987, he set up Akira Kuryu Architect & Associates. Since then, he has finished multiple projects, including a series of public facing museum buildings such as the “Uemura Naomi memorial museum”(1994) and the Nagasaki National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims (2003). He has won many awards such as The Prize of Architectural Institute of Japan, Award of the Japan Art Academy, Kenneth F. Brown Asia Pacific Culture and Architecture Design Award.
1973 Graduated — from Graduate School of Architectural Planning, Waseda University. Joined Maki & Architects. 1979 — Established K Atelier, urban architectural design office Assistant, Department of Architecture, University of Tokyo 1983 — Left University of Tokyo; became president of K Atelier Studied in Europe for a year as international trainee commissioned by Agency of Cultural Affairs 1987 — Changed the company name to Kuryu & Architects; appointed representative director 1992 — Chiba University
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• Illustration — Uemura Naomi Memorial Museum • Carnival Showcase 1988 • Uemura Naomi Memorial Museum 1994 • Patrie+Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts (K*MoPA) 1995 • Core Yamakuni (Amenity Town) 1996 • Okazaki Mindscape Museum 1996 • BYODOIN Museum HOSHOKAN: Temple Museum 2001 • Memorial Academium of Toin Gakuen 2001 • Nagasaki National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims 2004 • Shizuoka International Garden and Horticulture Exhibition+Hamanako Garden Park 2004
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Akira Kuryu is recorded with the occupation architect. Recorded as architect and professor.
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Akira Kuryu was born on 22 November 1947.
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Akira Kuryu studied at Waseda University and University of Tokyo.
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