Arata Isozaki was a Japanese architect, urban designer, and theorist from Ōita. He was awarded the Royal Gold Medal in 1986 and the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 2019. He taught at Columbia University, Harvard University, and Yale University.
Isozaki in 2013
Arata Isozaki in 1996
One of Isozaki's early projects, Oita Medical Hall (1959-1960), "mixed New Brutalism and Metabolist Architecture," according to one critic
Model of Isozaki's Palau Sant Jordi
Ōita is the capital city of Ōita Prefecture, located on the island of Kyushu, Japan. As of 30 November 2023, the city had an estimated population of 474,804 in 230867 households, and a population density of 950 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 502.38 km2 (193.97 sq mi).
From top, left to right: Funai Castle, Monkeys in Mount Takasaki, Motomachi Stone Buddhas, Ōita Stadium, Old Ōita Bank, Shopping street in central Ōita
Ōita City Hall
Main street of Ōita
City view from city centre