ARATA ISOZAKICONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE

ARATA ISOZAKI (b.1931 - )

Japanesearchitect ArataIsozaki is knownfor using bold,exaggeratedforms andinventivedetailing andoften integratesTraditional /Vernacularideas into hisdesigns.

Archi-magician: Arata Isozaki at his Roppongi studio in Tokyo

BOLD FORMS

INVENT IVE DETA I L ING

IDEAS FROM TRAD I T ION

Biography

Born July 23, 1931 in Oita, Kyushu, Japan

Education 1954: University of Tokyo, Department of Architecture

in the Faculty of Engineering Apprenticed with architect Kenzo Tange (1954-63)

Established Arata Isozaki & Associates in 1963, thebase from which he has continued to work eversince.

Works

China Wetland Museum, Hangzhou, China, 2006

Oita Prefectural Library, 1966

WorksMuseum of Modern Art,

Gunma (1974)Art Tower Mito (1990)

Works

Kitakyushu Central Library (1972–5)

Tsukuba Center Building (1983)

VAULTED STRUCTURES

DIFFERENT FORMS D IFFERENT FORMS AND MASSES

I N S P I R A T I O N L E D O U X

Works

Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles (1986)

Team Disney building in Florida (1991)

Works

Team Disney building Florida (1991)

Works

Hezheng Museum of Natural History,

Hezheng, China, 2008

Works

His activities, spanning over a half century, have gonebeyond thought, art, design, music, film, theatre and ofcourse architecture, and they have raised questions spanningmultiple ages and multiple disciplines.

New Bologna Station, Bologna, Italy (2008)

DOHA, QATARArchitect: Arata Isozaki & i-net + Cat / Isozaki, Kojima, AkamatsuClient: Qatar Foundation for Education, Science & CommunityBuilt Area: 36,363 m²Cost: US$ 83,228,334

LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCE BUILDING (2002-04)

INTRODUCTION

This building was the firstto be built on theexpansion of the masterplan of The Education Citywhich is a 2,500-acrecampus on the outskirts ofDoha, and hosts branchcampuses of some of theworld‘s leading universities,as well as numerous othereducational and researchinstitutions.

It consists of a liberal artand science department,for first and second yearcollege students.

Site plan

SITE AND CONTEXT

QATAR is a small country located on a peninsula protrudinginto Persian Gulf. The site is in relation to Islamic tradition

Landscape: desert, sandand rock

Nature: Harsh sunClimate: Hot wind

Master Plan of Education city Feb 2004, also developed byArata Isozaki and asscociates.

DESIGN PRINCIPLES

‘Double roof/double wall’

‘Mosaic’ ‘Geometric pattern’

South east View

DESIGN ELEMENTS

Classroom and Flexible Learning Area(FLA) enclosed by glass walls. Sightlines are controlled by aluminumshades. Natural light from the skylightsis reflected into the space usingreflectors

Looking up at the wind tower from thepatio: A traditional element, the windtower, 'Al-barajeel' is used forventilating the semi basement parkingfloor

Islamic Art: abstraction, puregeometry, pattern

Al barajeel – traditional Islamicarchitectural element of the region

DoubleWall/Shade

Double Roof /Reflector

Ceiling with a quasi-crystal pattern: contrast of mirror-finishcolumn and aluminium cast screen.

ALUMINIUM SUN SCREEN

SPACE USED FOR HVAC DUCTING UNITS

DIFFUSED LIGHT

The back of GRC panels, ofthe double wall are paintedyellow

Pattern

Arabesque puregeometry

Mineral /Crystal – QuasiCrystal(structure found in1984)

Combination of only 3shapes has createdcomplex geometry

ZONING

ZONING:

The building is a twostory building and asemi-basement levelthat serves as aparking garage.

The first floor containsmass activity rooms(i.e. classrooms andlaboratories)

Rooms with smallerand quieter activity(i.e. faculty offices)are allocated on thesecond floor.

Ground Floor Plan

BLACK AND WHITE

BLACK: spaces withdefinite label e.g.classrooms, lecturehalls, conference ,toilet etc

WHITE: no definitelabel – potential toallow multipleactivities within

Circular lecture hallsconnect the groundand the first floor ,through translucentscreen installedwithin entire interior,one can enjoy themovements of theprojections ofstudents wanderingaround

First Floor Plan

Classroom: black

Lecture hall : black

FLA : white

Timeline

1967 - Award from the Architectural Institute of Japan for the Oita Prefecture in library

1968- Architectural Award for the Year Book Library in Oita PrefectureNewcomer Prize

1969 - Artist of the Ministry of Culture for the Fukuoka City Bank, Oita branch.

1970 - Special prize of the Expo 70

1975- Award from the Architectural Institute of Japan for the prefecture of Gunma Museum and the Building Contractors Society of the Central Library in Kita Kyushu

1979-1984- Juror for the Pritzker Architecture Prize

1982- Juror at the international competition for the Parc de la Villette in Paris

1983- Awards of Interiors Magazine for the Hauserman Schowroom and Mainichi Art for the Tsukuba Center Building, juror at the international competition for The Peak, Tokyo

1984- Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Letters by the French Ministry of Culture

Timeline

1985 - Juror for R. S. Reynolds Memorial Award

1986 - RIBA Gold medal

Juror at the international competition for City Information, juror at the competition for Hawaii Loa College Media Art Center, Juror at the competition for the National Theater of Japan commission member from 1988 to the Kumamoto ArtpolisProject, Member of the Council Building in Japan

1988- Asahi Award, Asahi Shimbun, Arnold W. Brunner Prize from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, the competition jury chairman for the Passenger Terminal Building at the International Airport, Kansai

1988-1989- Juror in the competition "Triangle de la Folie" in Paris

1988-1990 - Overall planning of the International Garden Show in Osaka

1990- Chicago Architecture Award

1990-1995- Judge of the International Competition for the EXPO '95 in Vienna

References

‘JP- Architecture in Japan’ by Philip Jodiodio

www.arataisozaki.org official website Arata Isozaki Associates

http://www.qatarconvention.com

www.encyclopedia.com

‘Arata Isozaki: astonishing by design’ June 1 2008,The Japan Times

www.wikipedia.com

www.akdn.org - Aga Khan Awards official website

www.archnet.org

THANK YOUPRESENTED BY

RUCHIRA SRIVASTAVA (M.ARCH. I)