Maekawa, Kunio

Maekawa, Kunio or Mayekawa, Kunio (1905–86). Japanese architect. He worked for Le Corbusier and Raymond before setting up on his own in 1935. He brought International Modernism to Japan, and was a pioneer there of reinforced-concrete construction, prompted by the ideas of Nervi. His work was strongly modelled, including Kyoto Cultural Hall (1958–60) and Tokyo Metropolitan Festival Hall (1958–61), and influenced later generations including Tange. Other buildings include the City Museum, Fukuoka (1979), the Prefectural Museum, Miyagi (1980), and the Concert Hall, Kunitachi College (1983).

Bibliography

Altherr (1968);
Kalman (1994);
Lampugnani (ed.) (1988);
J. Reynolds (2001);
van Vynckt (ed.) (1993)