Isoya Yoshida
Illustration — Isoya Yoshida December 19, 1894, - March 24, 1974 was a Japanese architect. He graduated from Tokyo Art School (now Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music) in 1923. His style, which he called sukiya with reference to the centuries-old sukiya-zukuri tradition, combines elements of traditional Japanese architecture and modernist architecture.
Isoya Yoshida
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- Born
- 1894 · Tokyo.
- Died
- 1974 · Tokyo.
- Nationality
- Japan · Empire of Japan
- Occupation
- architect
- Education
- Tokyo University of the Arts
- Honours
- Order of Culture · Person of Cultural Merit · Japan Art Academy Prize
- Languages
- Japanese
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Illustration — Isoya Yoshida December 19, 1894, - March 24, 1974 was a Japanese architect. He graduated from Tokyo Art School (now Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music) in 1923. His style, which he called sukiya with reference to the centuries-old sukiya-zukuri tradition, combines elements of traditional Japanese architecture and modernist architecture.
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Among his notable projects was the fourth iteration of the Kabuki-za, which was torn down in 2010 and replaced in 2013 by a new structure designed by Kengo Kuma. Yoshida was born and died in Tokyo.
Mangan-ji temple, at Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan. Designed by Isoya Yosida.
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1894
Isoya Yoshida was born on 19 December 1894.
1974
Isoya Yoshida died on 1 January 1974.
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The circumstances in which Isoya Yoshida stands. Dotted Charmer is dated c. Recorded as having received Order of Culture, Person of Cultural Merit and Japan Art Academy Prize.
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- ON THE DIFFERENCE IN SUKIYA THOUGHT BETWEEN MURANO TOHGO AND YOSHIDA ISOYA, Journal of Architecture and Planning (Transactions of AIJ), 2024
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ON THE DIFFERENCE IN SUKIYA THOUGHT BETWEEN MURANO TOHGO AND YOSHIDA ISOYA, Journal of Architecture and Planning (Transactions of AIJ), 2024Crossref registry
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