摘要：This article analyses the work and presents a portrait of Japanese architect Arata Isozaki. His designs and buildings span six decades and it is suggested that these can be categorised into four distinctively different phases. As a former collaborator of Isozaki during the 1990s, the author is able to draw from first-hand observations and knowledge to explain relevant projects. As the discussion points out, Isozaki’s work is highly unusual, original, complex and personal in its absorption of a multitude of influences and its interdisciplinary approach; thus, one could say that he has created ideas and concepts for spaces that defy characterisation as belonging to any single school of thought.
关键词：Japanese architecture; Arata Isozaki; museums and libraries; post-war Tokyo; Post-modernism; Kenzo Tange; Metabolism; composition in urban design; artistic influences Japanese architecture ; Arata Isozaki ; museums and libraries ; post-war Tokyo ; Post-modernism ; Kenzo Tange ; Metabolism ; composition in urban design ; artistic influences
