Kenzo Tange: A Selective Bibliography Compiled by Aileen Smith, May 2007 This bibliography consists of a selective list of books and articles relating to Kenzo Tange. Those books held within the AA Library are indicated with a shelfmark. Books (Alphabetically by title) Back from utopia: the challenge of the Modern Movement / Hubert-Jan Henket & Hilde Heynen editors Rotterdam: 010 Publishers, 2002 ISBN 9064504830 (includes contributions by Kenzo Tange) AA SHELFMARK: 72.036 HEN Future city: experiment and utopia in architecture 1956-2006 / edited by Jane Alison and others London: Barbican Art Gallery, 2006 (includes projects by Kenzo Tange) AA SHELFMARK: 72.036:711.4 ALI Kenzo Tange 1946-1969: architecture and urban design / edited by Udo Kultermann London: Pall Mall Press, 1970 AA SHELFMARK: 72.036(52):92TAN KUL Kenzo Tange Associates / Process Architecture no.73, 1987 Architecture, 1987 AA SHELFMARK: 72.036(52):92TAN PRO (GALL) Tokyo: Process Kenzo Tange: 40 ans d urbanisme et d architecture / exhibition held at the Ecole National Superieure des Beaux Arts, Paris Tokyo: Process Architecture Publishing Co., 1987 ISBN 4893310739 AA SHELFMARK: 72.036(52):92TAN PRO Pritzker Architecture Prize 1987: presented to Kenzo Tange / sponsored by the Hyatt Foundation Hyatt Foundation 1987 AA SHELFMARK: 72.036(52):92TAN HYA (STORE)
Journal Articles (Chronologically by year and month) 2005 Kenzo Tange (1913-2005) [obituary] / article by Gabriela Solis in Arquine: revista internacional de arquitectura y diseno = international architecture and design magazine (32) Summer 2005 / p.12-13 The Linear; Architects: Mirage International with Kenzo Tange of Tange Associates / article by the architects in Singapore Architect no.227 June 2005 / p.52-59 (text in Chinese+English) Kenzo Tange s works in Singapore an ideal opportunity / article by Tsuto Sakamoto in Singapore Architect no.227 June 2005 / p.96-105 (text in Chinese+English) Kenzo Tange: Sakai 1913 Tokyo 2005 / article by Asuka Minami in Architecture d Aujourd hui no.358 May/June 2005 / p.40-41 (text in French) Pritzker and AIA Gold Medal winner Kenzo Tange dies at 91 / article by Naomi Pollock in Architectural Record vol.193 no.5 May 2005 / p.56 Kenzo Tange, 1913-2005 / article by Abby Bussel in Architecture (New York) vol.94 no.5 May 2005 / p.17 Kenzo Tange (1913-2005) / article by Dennis Sharp in Architectural Review vol.217 no.1299 May 2005 / p.36 Park Hyatt Tokyo: more than a setting for Lost in Translation, the hotel asserts its international appeal / article by Jonathan Kandell in Architectural Digest, 62 (3) March 2005 / p.186-191 Kenzo Tange 1913-2005 / article by Ed Dorrell in Architects Journal vol.221 no.12 March 31, 2005 / p.12 Modernist legend dies: Kenzo Tange in Architects Journal vol.221 no.11 March 24, 2005 / p.5
Monumento nipon: Kenzo Tange, 1913-2005 [Japanese monument: Kenzo Tange, 1913-2005] / article by Maria Teresa Valcarce in Arquitectura Viva no.101 2005 / p.90-91 (text in Spanish+summaries in English) 2003 Manfredo Tafuri and Japan: an incomplete project in Architectural Theory Review, 8 (1) April 2003/ p.16-29 2002 L invasione [Toyota Motor Italia, Rome]; Architects: Kenzo Tange Associates / article by Carlo Paganelli in Arca no.175 November 2002 / p.14-21 (text in Italian+English) Formative years: the Chinese High Boarding School; Architects: Kenzo Tange Associates, with MKPL Architects and WoHa Architects of 2 by 4 Partnership / article by Koon Wai Leong in Singapore Architect no.216 2002 / p.88-97 1999 Moving experience: Kenzo Tange in Milan (BMW car showroom; Architect: Kenzo Tange) in Architecture Today no.102 October 1999 / p.68-72 Showroom BMW Italia, San Donato Milanese; Architects: Kenzo Tange Associates / article by Astrid Hess in Glasforum vol.49 no.3 July 1999 / p.29-32 (text in German) 1997 Edo s endgame: real or virtual? / article by Sarah Chaplin (looks at the future of the city of Tokyo by examining the visions of 4 leading Japanese architects: Kenzo Tange, Kisho Kurokawa, Arata Isozaki and Toyo Ito) in Urban Design International (London) vol.2 no.3 September 1997 / p.137-143
Triangular games: Teletech Park; Architects: Architects 1990, with Kenzo Tange Associates / article by Vincent Lim in Singapore Architect no.196 1997 / p.46-53 1996 Kenzo Tange Associates Urbanists-Architects: Fuji Television Building, Tokyo in Japan Architect (24) Winter 1996 / p.110-113 (text in 1995 Kenzo Tange Associates: special issue / article by Kenzo Tange and others in SD: Space Design no.372 (9) September 1995 / p.5-176 (text in Shinjuku Park Tower: Kenzo Tange Associates Urbanists-Architects in Japan Architect (17) Spring 1995 / p.70-71 (text in 1994 Makuhari Prince Hotel: Kenzo Tange Associates, Urbanists-Architects in Japan Architect (13) Spring 1994 / p.160-162 (text in Progetto come evento [Design as an event ]; Architects: Kenzo Tange Associates / article by Mario Antonio Arnaboldi in Arca no.81 April 1994 / p. 60-67 (text in Italian+English) 1992 The new Tokyo city hall complex; Architects: Kenzo Tange Associates in Japan Architect no.5 Winter 1992 / p.88-93 (text in Due nuovi quartieri di Kenzo Tange [Two new districts near Milan]; Architects: Kenzo Tange Associates / article by Maurizio Vogliazzo in Arca no.56 January 1992 / p.86-91 (text in Italian+English)
1991 The new Tokyo city hall complex; Architects: Kenzo Tange Associates in Japan Architect no.3 Summer 1991 / p.16-[43] (text in Kenzo Tange Kenzo Tange Associates: special issue / article by Kenzo Tange in SD: Space Design no.320 (5) May 1991 / p.5-200 (text in 1990 Creating a contemporary system of aesthetics; Architects: Kenzo Tange Associates / article by Kenzo Tange, and others in Japan Architect vol.65 no.1 (393) January 1990 / p.8-38 (text in 1988 Hanae Mori: Her house in Tokyo designed by Kenzo Tange / article by Judith Thurman in Architectural Digest, 45 September 1988 / p.232-238, 240 1987 Tokyo transformation / article by Kenzo Tange, and others in Japan Architect vol.62 no.11/12 (367/368) November/December 1987 / p.6-88 (text in Kenzo Tange Associates: special issue / article by Kenzo Tange, and Hiroyuki Suzuki in Process Architecture no.73 June 1987 / p.4-168 (text in Nanyang University of Technology; Architects: Kenzo Tange Associates / article by Hirotaka Kidosaki in Japan Architect vol.62 no.6 (362) June 1987 / p.24-30 (text in
Kenzo Tange wint Pritzker Architectuurprijs [Kenzo Tange wins the Pritzker Architecture Prize] / article by Jos Roodbol in Architect (The Hague) vol.18 no.5 May 1987 / p.32-33 (text in Dutch) 1987 Pritzker Prize laureate: Kenzo Tange in Architect & Builder vol.38 no.5 May 1987 / p.20-25 Kenzo Tange Associates: special issue / article by Kenzo Tange, and others in SD: Space Design no.271 (4) April 1987 / p.6-208 (text in 1986 New Tokyo City Hall complex in Process Architecture special issue no.4 October 1986 / p.[1]-574 (text in Japanese) The new Tokyo City Hall Complex; Architects: Kenzo Tange Associates in Japan Architect vol.61 no.6 (350) June 1986 / p.14-19 (text in Recollections: architect Kenzo Tange (14) / article by Kenzo Tange in Japan Architect vol.61 no.6 (350) June 1986 / p.8-13 (text in Recollections: architect Kenzo Tange (13) / article by Kenzo Tange in Japan Architect vol.61 no.5 (349) May 1986 / p.8-17 (text in Recollections: architect Kenzo Tange (12) / article by Kenzo Tange in Japan Architect vol.61 no.4 (348) April 1986 / p.6-11 (text in Recollections: architect Kenzo Tange (11) / article by Kenzo Tange in Japan Architect vol.61 no.3 (347) March 1986 / p.6-14 (text in Recollections: architect Kenzo Tange (10) / article by Kenzo Tange in Japan Architect vol.61 no.2 (346) February 1986 / p.8-15 (text in
Recollections: architect Kenzo Tange (9) / article by Kenzo Tange in Japan Architect vol.61 no.1 (345) January 1986 / p.6-15 (text in 1985 Recollections: architect Kenzo Tange (8) / article by Kenzo Tange in Japan Architect vol.60 no.11/12 (343/344) November/December 1985 / p.8-16 (text in Recollections: architect Kenzo Tange (7) / article by Kenzo Tange in Japan Architect vol.60 no.10 (342) October 1985 / p.6-14 (text in Recollections: architect Kenzo Tange (6) / article by Kenzo Tange in Japan Architect vol.60 no.9 (341) September 1985 / p.6-15 (text in Recollections: architect Kenzo Tange (5) / article by Kenzo Tange in Japan Architect vol.60 no.8 (340) August 1985 / p.6-13 (text in Recollections: architect Kenzo Tange (4) / article by Kenzo Tange in Japan Architect vol.60 no.7 (339) July 1985 / p.6-15 (text in Recollections: architect Kenzo Tange (3) / article by Kenzo Tange in Japan Architect vol.60 no.6 (338) June 1985 / p.6-14 (text in Recollections: architect Kenzo Tange (2) / article by Kenzo Tange in Japan Architect vol.60 no.5 (337) May 1985 / p.6-12 (text in Recollections: architect Kenzo Tange (1) / article by Kenzo Tange in Japan Architect vol.60 no.4 (336) April 1985 / p.7-12 (text in
1984 After Modernism: a dialogue between Kenzo Tange and Kazuo Shinohara in Summa no.203 August 1984 / p.26-31 (text in Spanish) 1983 Akasaka Prince Hotel new wing; Architects: Kenzo Tange & URTEC / article by Kenzo Tange in Japan Architect vol.58 no.11/12 (319/320) November/December 1983 / p.13-23 (text in After Modernism: a dialogue between Kenzo Tange and Kazuo Shinohara in Japan Architect vol.58 no.11/12 (319/320) November/December 1983 / p.7-12 (text in Kenzo Tange and URTEC: special issue / article by Kenzo Tange, and others in SD: Space Design no.228 (9) September 1983 / p.3-218 (text in Kenzo Tange in Bologna the Fiera district / article by Marco Porta, Gabor Acs, and others in Architettura Cronache e Storia vol.29 no.2 (328) February 1983 / p.149-167 (text in Italian+summary in English) 1982 Yarmouk and Mu ta: symbolic sites for Jordan s new universities; Architects: Kenzo Tange and Istisharina Tukan & Partners / article by Dominic Asquith in Middle East Construction vol.7 no.5 May 1982 / p.87-89 Kenzo Tange: architectonic autobiography of Kenzo Tange / article by Kenzo Tange, Manfredo Tafuri and others in Plan (Amsterdam) vol.13 no.2 February 1982 / p.14-40 (text in Dutch+summary in English) 1981 Interview with Kenzo Tange structure means communication / article by Marie Dulac and John Barnett in Architectes no.122 November 1981 / p.38-43 (text in French)
1980 Kenzo Tange and Urtec: special issue in SD: Space Design (184) Jnauary 1980 / p.1-202 (text in Three buildings by Kenzo Tange in Tokyo: the Turkish embassy, the Hanae Mori building and Sogetsu Art Center; Architects: Kenzo Tange & URTEC / article by Fiamma Dinelli in Industria delle Costruzioni vol.14 no.101 (3) March 1980 / p.58-65 (text in Italian+English) 1979 Kenzo Tange and URTEC: special issue in Japan Architect vol.54 no.7/8 (267/268) July/August 1979 / p.7-102 (text in 1978 A day with architect Kenzo Tange / article by Rafael Villegas in Arquitectura Mexico vol.40 no.119 November/December 1978 / p.160-165 (text in Spanish) 1977 Prophecies from Kenzo Tange / article by Kenzo Tange in Arquitecto Peruano no.356 March/June 1977 / p.42-45 (text in Spanish) Shibui residence, Tokyo; Architects: Kenzo Tange & URTEC / article by Jiro Inazuka in Japan Architect vol.52 no.1 (238) January 1977 / p.27-38 (text in 1976 The work of Kenzo Tange & URTEC during the 70s: special issue in Japan Architect vol.51 no.8/9 (234) August/September 1976 / p.9-112 (text in
The Olympic buildings; designed by Kenzo Tange / article by Toshio Nakamura in Du vol.36 no.7 (425) July 1976 / p.44-47 (text in German) 1973 Kenzo Tange in Paris: Man s environment in the future in Architectes no.43 December 1973 / p.6-9 (text in French) Kenzo Tange: an industrial building in Japan; Architects: Kenzo Tange & URTEC in Domus no.521 (4) April 1973 / p.19-25 (text in Italian+English) 1972 Town plan for Tokyo, 1960-2000: Japan in 21 st century; Architects: Kenzo Tange Team / article by H U Meyer in Bauen & Wohnen vol.27 no.10 October 1972 / p.476-478 (text in German, captions in English) 1971 Lineage of urban design: special issue / article by Kenzo Tange Studio in Tokyo University, Kenzo Tange & URTEC in Japan Architect, 46 September/October 1971 / whole issue (text in Kenzo Tange and URTEC, urbanists and architects / article by Kiyonori Kikutake and Hideo Sasaki in Japan Architect, 46 (1/2) January/February 1971 / p.21-92 (text in 1970 Expo 70 / article by Robin Boyd, Jeremy Dodd, and J M Richards (includes Festival plaza: Kenzo Tange, architect) in Architectural Review, 148 August 1970 / whole issue Directions in today s architecture: a discussion between Kenzo Tange and Arata Isozaki in Japan Architect July 1970 / p.23-28 (text in Japanese)
Kuwait Embassy, Tokyo; Architect: Kenzo Tange in Controspazio (Milan) June/July 1970 / p.2-12 (text in Italian) Japan World Exposition, Osaka, 1970 (includes Some thoughts about Expo 70: dialogue between Kenzo Tange and Noboru Kawazoe ) in Japan Architect, 45 (5/6) May/June 1970 / whole issue Redevelopment plan for Bologna; Architect: Kenzo Tange: special issue in Parametro May/June 1970 / whole issue Kuwait sports centre: winning design by Kenzo Tange and Urtec (Tokyo), in association with Frei Otto (Stuttgart) in Architectural Design March 1970 / p.134-137 1968 A profile of Kenzo Tange and the URTEC (Urbanists and Architects Team) / article by H Onobayashi in Japan Architect April 1968 / p.32-34 (text in Japanese) Newspaper and broadcasting company, Shizuoka; Architects: Kenzo Tange and the Urbanists & Architects team in Japan Architect April 1968 / p.17-22 (text in Japanese) From architecture to urban design / article by Kenzo Tange in Architecture d Aujourd hui no.139 1968 / p.22-24 (text in French) 1967 Kenzo Tange: reviews (1) Olympic Stadia, Tokyo, (2) Tokyo Cathedral, (3) Communications Centre, Kofu / article by T A Niederman in AIA Journal October 1967 / p.45-48 The Metabolists, contemporary Japanese architects / article by M Jerome (illustrates work by Kenzo Tange and others) in Architectural Design May 1967 / p.209-216
From architecture to urban design: recent work. (1) Skopje urban plan, (2) Plan for Tokyo Tsukiji area, (3) Yamanishi Communication Centre; Architects: Kenzo Tange team in Japan Architect May 1967 (text in Japanese) 1966 Kenzo Tange, an architect of the world : gold medalist 1966 / article by Robin Boyd in AIA Journal, 45 (6) June 1966 / p.82-89 Olympic buildings in Tokyo; Architect: Kenzo Tange / article by Robin Boyd in Architectural Review, 139 April 1966 / p.262-270 An interview with Kenzo Tange on residential design / article by Kenzo Tange in Japan Architect (117) March 1966 / p.17-22 Project for the competition of Skoplje town centre, Yugoslavia; Architects: Kenzo Tange & Asssociates in Architecture d Aujourd hui no.127 1966 / p.98-100 (text in French) 1965 Kenzo Tange in Architectural Design May 1965 / p.238-256 Kenzo Tange per Tokio in Domus (424) March 1965 / p.7-13 (text in Italian) Royal Gold Medal for Architecture 1965, awarded to Kenzo Tange in RIBA Journal February 1965 / p.58-60 1964 Project for national sports hall, Tokyo; Architect: Kenzo Tange in Progressive Architecture December 1964 / p.176-181 The Metabolists of Japan: work of N. Kurokawa, K. Kikutake, F. Maki & M. Ohtaka, N. Kawazoe, Kenzo Tange team, and A. Isozaki: special issue in Architectural Design October 1964 / p.509-524
Nichinan City Cultural Centre; Architect: Kenzo Tange / article by Y. Kojiro in Aujourd hui Art & Architecture no.44 1964 / p.12-17 (text in French) 1963 Nichinan City Cultural Centere; Architect: Kenzo Tange / article by Y. Kojiro in Japan Architect June 1963 / p.27-42 (text in Japanese) Golf club house, Totsuka,, near Tokyo; Architect: Kenzo Tange in Japan Architect January 1963 / p.16-28 (text in Japanese) Golf club house, Totsuka, near Tokyo; Architect: Kenzo Tange in Architecture d Aujourd hui no.105 1963 / p.48-51 (text in French) Project for Tokyo cathedral; Architect: Kenzo Tange in Architecture d Aujourd hui no.108 1963 / p.28-30 (text in French) Hotel Atami Garden, Atami; Architect: Kenzo Tange in Architecture d Aujourd hui no.105 1963 / p.44-47 (text in French) 1961 Rikkyo University library, Ikebukuro, Tokyo; Architect: Kenzo Tange in Japan Architect November 1961 / p.9-20 (text in Japanese) A plan for Tokyo 1960 / article by Kenzo Tange Team in Japan Architect April 1961 / p.7-38 (text in Japanese) Imbari city hall, Kawaga prefectural office, Kurashiki city hall, Japan; Architect: Kenzo Tange in Architectural Design February 1961 / p.69-74 A plan for Tokyo 1960 / article by Kenzo Tange Team in Casabella no.258 1961 / p.3-21 (text in Italian)
1960 Kurashiki Town Hall, and project for a civic centre; Architect: Kenzo Tange in Japan Architect October 1960 / p.20-39 (text in Japanese) 1959 Kenzo Tange, winner of the first Grand Prix International d Architecture et d Art awarded by the L Architecture d Aujourd hui in Architecture d Aujourd hui no.84 1959 / p.69-71 (text in French) 1958 The work of Kenzo Tange in Architectural Record July 1958 / p.127-138 The Sogetsu Art Centre, Aoyama, Tokyo; Architect: Kenzo Tange in Shinkenchiku no.10 1958 / p.2-12 (text in Japanese) 1956 Palace of Peace, Hiroshima; Architects: K. Tange, T. Asada, S. Otani in Aujourd hui Art & Architecture no.8 1956 / p.74-77 (text in French) 1955 Printing plant at Numazu, Shizuocka, Japan; Architects: Kenzo Tange & Takashi Asada in Architectural Forum July 1955 / p.162-165 Memorial Museum, Peace Center, Hiroshima in Architectural Forum, 98 January 1953 / p.142-143 Website www.ktaweb.com/en_index2.html Compiled by Aileen Smith, Deputy Librarian May 2007