Japan Art Academy Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 22 (1966) award
Imai Kenji
いまい けんじ
Imai Kenji
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1895-01-11 （Aoyama Gondawara-chō, Akasaka-ku, Tokyo City (now 2-chome, Motoakasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo)）
- Died
- 1987-05-20 （Umezono, Kiyose, Tokyo, Japan） age 92
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Religion
- Catholic Church Baptized in 1948
Career
- Occupations
- architect
- Active Years
- 1919-1987
- Affiliations
- Waseda University, Kanto Gakuin University
- Memberships
- Japan Art Academy
- Influenced By
- Antoni Gaudí, Ragnar Östberg, Rudolf Steiner, Bauhaus
- Influenced
- Yoshiro Ikehara
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University | School of Science and Engineering | Department of Architecture | — | — | Japan |
Waseda University
School of Science and Engineering
/ Department of Architecture
Year of Graduation:
1919
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Architectural Institute of Japan Award | Otaki Town Hall | 作品賞 | Architectural Institute of Japan | 受賞 |
| 1963 | Architectural Institute of Japan Award | Twenty-Six Martyrs Museum and Monument | 作品賞 | Architectural Institute of Japan | 受賞 |
| 1966 | Japan Art Academy Prize | Tōkagakudō and others | — | Japan Art Academy | 受賞 |
| 1970 | Order of the Sacred Treasure | — | 勲三等 | Government of Japan | 受章 |
| 1973 | Spanish Citizen Award of Alfonso X the Wise | Research on Gaudí | — | Government of Spain | 受賞 |
| 1977 | Architectural Institute of Japan Award | — | 大賞 | Architectural Institute of Japan | 受賞 |
Architectural Institute of Japan Award
1960
Work:
Otaki Town Hall
Category:
作品賞
Organization:
Architectural Institute of Japan
Result:
受賞
Architectural Institute of Japan Award
1963
Work:
Twenty-Six Martyrs Museum and Monument
Category:
作品賞
Organization:
Architectural Institute of Japan
Result:
受賞
Japan Art Academy Prize
1966
Work:
Tōkagakudō and others
Organization:
Japan Art Academy
Result:
受賞
Order of the Sacred Treasure
1970
Category:
勲三等
Organization:
Government of Japan
Result:
受章
Spanish Citizen Award of Alfonso X the Wise
1973
Work:
Research on Gaudí
Organization:
Government of Spain
Result:
受賞
Architectural Institute of Japan Award
1977
Category:
大賞
Organization:
Architectural Institute of Japan
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Bibliography
- Trends in the Overseas Architectural World
- Emile Fahrenkampf
- Gunnar Asplund
- New Soviet Russian Architectural Designs
- Architecture and Humanity
- Architectural Sketches
- Journey
- Kenji Imai Sketch Diary 1941
- Collected Works of Kenji Imai
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Distanced from purely functional modernismDesign that retains craftsmen's hand skills
- Recurring Motifs
- Stucco and tile decorationColonnaded entrance halls
Legacy
He is credited for introducing Antoni Gaudí to Japan and for nurturing many outstanding architects and researchers as an educator.
Academic Societies
- Japan Art Academy
Trivia
- He personally laid tiles alongside craftsmen.
- He introduced Antoni Gaudí to Japan in the early Showa era.