Kiyonori
Kiyonori (written: 清訓 or 清憲) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: * (1928–2011), Japanese architect *Kiyonori Saito (born 1947), Japanese television actor known under his stage name Daisuke Ban See also *Kiyonari is a name of Japanese origin that is used both as a surname and a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: People with the given name *, Japanese male middle-distance runner *, Japanese samurai and diplomat People with the surn ..., a similar Japanese masculine given name {{given name Japanese masculine given names ...
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Kiyonori Kikutake
(April 1, 1928 – December 26, 2011) was a prominent Japanese architect known as one of the founders of the Japanese Metabolist group. He was also the tutor and employer of several important Japanese architects, such as Toyo Ito, Shōzō Uchii and Itsuko Hasegawa. Background Kikutake was born in 1928 in Kurume, Japan and graduated from Waseda University in 1950. Career Kikutake is best known for his "Marine City" project of 1958, which formed part of the Metabolist Manifesto launched at the World Design Conference in Tokyo in 1960 under the leadership of Kenzo Tange. He, along with fellow member Kisho Kurokawa was invited to exhibit work at the "Visionary Architecture" exhibition in New York of 1961, through which the Metabolists gained international recognition. Kikutake continued his practice until his death in 2011, producing several key public buildings throughout Japan, as well as lecturing internationally. He was also the President and then Honorary President of the Ja ...
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