Kiyonori kikutake biography of abraham

Japanese architect

Kiyonori Kikutake (菊竹 清訓, Kikutake Kiyonori) (April 1, &#; December 26, ) was a prominent Japanesearchitect known as one of the founders of the Japanese Metabolist group.^[1] He was also the tutor and employer of several important Japanese architects, such as Toyo Ito, Shōzō Uchii and Itsuko Hasegawa.

Background

Kikutake was born in in Kurume, Japan and graduated from Waseda University in ^[2]

Career

Kikutake is best known for his "Marine City" project of , which formed part of the Metabolist Manifesto launched at the World Design Conference in Tokyo in under the leadership of Kenzo Tange.

He, along with fellow member Kisho Kurokawa was invited to exhibit work at the "Visionary Architecture" exhibition in New York of , through which the Metabolists gained international recognition. Kikutake continued his practice until his death in , producing several key public buildings throughout Japan, as well as lecturing