Personal History

Nome

KENZO TANGE

Data di nascita

September 4, 1913 

Studi 

1935-1938 Department of Architecture, The University of Tokyo

1942-1945 Graduate School, The University of Tokyo

Doctoral Degrees

Ph.D. from The University of Tokyo, 1959 Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts from the State University of New York at Buffalo, U.S.A., 1962

Doktor-Ingenieur Ehren Halber from Technische Hochschule Stuttgart, WestGermany,1962

Dottore Architetto Honors Causa from Politecnico di Milano, Italy, 1964
Honorary Doctor of Science from University of Hong Kong, 1970

Honorary Doctor of Letters from University of Sheffield, England, 1970

Honorary Doctor of Arts from Harvard University, U.S.A., 1971

Honorary Doctor of Arts from Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal, Peru, 1977

Doctor "Honoris Causa" of University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1978

Professorship

Professor at The University of Tokyo, 1964-1974

Professor Emeritus at The University of Tokyo, 1974-

Visiting Professor at The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1959-1960
Visiting Professor at Harvard University, 1972
Honorary professor at Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal, Peru, 1977
Honorary professor at University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1978

Honorary professor at Croatian Academy of Arts and Science, 1981

Honorary professor at Bulgarian International Academy of Architecture, Bulgaria, 1987

Honors & Affiliations

Honorary Member of Mexican Institute of Architects, 1962

The Class of Architecture for "Accademico delle Arti del Disegno" Firenze, Italy, 1962

Honorary Member of Buffalo Academy of Arts, U.S.A.,1962

Honorary Member of Association of Danish Architects, 1962

Dem Ausserordentlichen Mitglid der Abteilung Baukunst der Akademie der Kunst, West Germany, 1962

Honorary Fellow of American Institute of Architects, U.S.A., 1963

Member of Royal Institute of British Architects, England, 1965

Honorary Member of Institute of Peruvian Architects, Peru, 1965

Honorary Member of Philippine Institute of Architects, The Philippines, 1965

Honorary Member of American Academy of Arts and Letters, U.S.A., 1966

Ehrenmitgliedschaft from Bundes Deutscher Archikekten, West Germany, 1967

Foreign Honorary Member of American Academy of Arts and Science, U.S.A., 1967

Honorary Member of Puerto Rican Institute of Architects, 1967

Honorary Citizen of Skopje, Yugoslavia, 1968

Member of World Society of Ekistics, Greece,1968

Member of Club of Rome, 1972

Foreign Member of Royal Academy of Arts and Letters, Belgium, 1973

Member of Pio Manzu International Scientific Committee, Italy, 1974

Honorary Citizen of Dallas, Texas, U.S.A., 1974

Member of Royal Academy of Arts and Letters, England, 1975

Member of Order "Pour le Merite", West Germany, 1976

Honorary Citizen of The City of Miami, 1977

Foreign Member of the National Academy of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1978

Honorary Member of Sociedad Bolivariana de Arouitectos, Venezuela, 1978
Honorary Member of Venezuela Architects Association, 1978

Honorary Citizen of Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1978

Member of the Advisory Board for the Governor of Tokyo, 1979-85

Membre Etranger de l'Academie d'Architecture, France, 1979

Honorary Member of Colombian Institute of Architects, 1980

Honorary Member of Bogota Republic of Colombia, 1980

Honorary Member of Architectural Institute of Japan, 1980

Honorary Citizen of Lima, Republic of Peru, 1983

Honorary Citizen of Imabari City, Ehime Prefecture, Japan, 1983

Membre de l'Institute de France, Academie des Beaux-Arts, France, 1983
Permanent Member of Prix Vocation Japon, France, 1984

Vatican Panthen Academy of Arts and Letters, Italy, 1986

President, Japan Architects Association, 1986-87

Founding President of Japan Institute of Architects, 1987-88

Honorary Chairman, American Institute of Architects, 1986-87

Chairman, Building Council of the Ministry of Construction, August 1987-88Honorary Member of Bulgarian

International Academy of Architecture, Bulgaria, 1987

Honorary Member of the Academy of Arts of the USSR, 1988(The name was changed to the Russian Academy of Arts as of 1992)

Member of International Biographical Center, Cambridge, England, 1988

Honorary Member of Japan Association of Artists, Craftsmen and Architects, 1988

Member of the Inter-Allied Club (Cercle de l'Union Interalliee), France, 1989
Chairman, Tokyo Frontier Planning Committee, 1988-89

Chairman of the Project: "SISTEMA CASA", Italian Trade Commission, April 26,1989

Chairman of the July for the International Competition for "Tokyo Forum" (to be built at the old City Hall site, Marunouchi, Tokyo), Nov. 1989

Second Term Chairman, Building Council of the Ministry Construction, 1989-91

Member of the Honorary Committee of the Fourth Annual Accent on Architecture, U.S.A., 1993

Member of the Universal Academy of Culture, France, 1993

Chairman of the Japan-Makedonia Friendship Association, 1993

Honorary Member of Japan Institute of Architects,1993

Member of the National Building Museum, U.S.A., 1993

Honorary Member of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland, Nov. 1993

Director of the Committee for the Construction of the Royal Wedding Commemoration Fountain Park, Japan, 1994

Director of Union Foundation for Applied Art, Japan, Apr. 1994

Honorary Member of Union of Architects of Russia, May 1994

Honorary Member of the International Academy of Architecture, Russia, Apr. 1994

Honorary Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects, May 18, 1994
Honorary Adviser to the Shanghai Urban Planning Administration Bureau, 1995

Senior Adviser to the Guangzhou Urban Planning Bureau, 1995