| LC control no. | n 79138958 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Kurokawa, Kishō, 1934-2007 |
| Variant(s) | Kurokawa, Noriaki, 1934-2007 Kurokawa, Noriaki, 1934- 黑川紀章, 1934-2007 黒川紀章, 1934-2007 |
| Birth date | 1934-04-08 |
| Death date | 2007-10-12 |
| Place of birth | Aichi-ken (Japan) |
| Place of death | Tokyo (Japan) |
| Affiliation | Kisho Kurokawa Architects and Associates |
| Profession or occupation | Architects |
| Special note | Machine-derived non-Latin script reference project. Non-Latin script references not evaluated. |
| Found in | Kawazoe, N. Purehabu jūtaku, 1964. His Kenchikuron, 1982: t.p. (Kurokawa Kishō) colophon (r; pres., Kurokawa Kishō Kenchiku Toshi Sekkei Jimusho) Ja 82-31161 (Kurokawa, Kishō) Asahi shinbun online, Oct. 12, 2007 (Kurokawa Kishō; d. Oct. 12, 2007 at age of 73; architect) Wikipedia, February 26, 2020 (Kisho Kurokawa; Kisho Kurokawa (April 8, 1934-October 12, 2007) was a leading Japanese architect and one of the founders of the Metabolist Movement; born in Kanie, Aichi, Kurokawa studied architecture at Kyoto University, graduating with a bachelor's degree in 1957; he then attended the University of Tokyo, where he received a master's degree in 1959; with colleagues, he cofounded the Metabolist Movement in 1960, whose members were known as Metabolists; Kurokawa was the founder and president of Kisho Kurokawa Architect & Associates, established 8 April 1962; in 2007, he ran for governor of Tokyo and then for a seat in the House of Councillors in the 2007 Japanese House of Councillors election; although not elected, Kisho Kurokawa successfully established the Green Party to help provide environmental protection; also in 2007, Kurokawa created the structure of the Anaheim University Kisho Kurokawa Green Institute, which helps to develop environmentally-conscious business practices; Kurokawa was a stakeholder and founding Chair of the Executive Advisory Board of the Anaheim, California-based university since 1998; Kurokawa wrote extensively on philosophy and architecture and lectured widely; he died in Tokyo, Japan) |
| Associated language | jpn |
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