Junzo Sakakura
Japanese architect (1901–1969)
Junzo Sakakura (坂倉 準三, Sakakura Junzō; 1901–1969) was a Japanese architect and former president of the Architectural Association of Japan.2
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Born May 29, 1901, died Sep 1, 1969.1
About
After graduating from university he worked in Le Corbusier's atelier in Paris. He rose to the position of studio chief during his seven-year stay in the studio.
He formed his own practice on his return to Japan becoming an important member of the modernist movement. In 1959, he collaborated with Le Corbusier on the National Museum of Western Art in Tokyo.
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Companies
Early life and education
- Date not recordedFirst Higher School3
- Date not recordedGifu High School3
- Date not recordedTokyo Imperial University3
- Date not recordedÉcole spéciale des travaux publics, du bâtiment et de l'industrie3
Junzo Sakakura was born in Hashima-gun in Gifu Prefecture. In 1923 he entered the Art History Department of Tokyo Imperial University, graduating in 1927.
Le Corbusier's Atelier
Almost coinciding with Kunio Maekawa's return from Paris, in 1930 Sakakura journeyed to France to enter Le Corbusier's Atelier. He had left Japan at an opportune moment as the economy was in recession with a spiralling increase in political violence.
At the behest of Le Corbusier, Sakakura enrolled on a course in architectural construction at college for six months before commencing his apprenticeship. On a daily basis Corbusier would arrive at the atelier and speak with the job architects about the projects. He would sit with the students and do sketches of his thoughts. As Sakakura became more trusted in the office he rose first to job architect and then chief of the studio. Students would come to him for advice when Corbusier was not about.
Ongoing projects in the office that may have influenced Sakakura later in his career include the Villa Savoye and the Swiss pavilion.
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Career
Occupation: architect.6
- Date not recordedWorked at Le Corbusier4
- Date not recordedFounded Sakakura Associates Architects and Engineers5
Personal life
Awards
- Date not recordedOrder of the Sacred Treasure, 3rd class10
Links
Sources
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- 1WikidataJunzo Sakakura on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaJunzo Sakakura on Wikipedia
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- 12Wikimedia CommonsJunzo Sakakura photo by Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain