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Yoshio Taniguchi (谷口 吉生, Taniguchi Yoshio; born 1937) is a Japanese architect best known for his redesign of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, which was reopened November 20, 2004. Critics have emphasized Taniguchi's fusion of traditional Japanese and Modernist aesthetics.
Yoshirō Taniguchi (谷口 吉郎, Taniguchi Yoshirō, 24 June 1904 – 2 February 1979) was a Japanese architect. He was born in the city of Kanazawa , Ishikawa Prefecture , Japan. He was a graduate of Tokyo University Department of Architecture and professor at Tokyo Institute of Technology from 1929–1965.
Taniguchi’s father, Yoshiro Taniguchi, was a contemporary of Kunio Maekawa and a respected architect in his own right. Although little known abroad, Yoshiro Taniguchi was entrusted with several commissions on behalf of Japan’s royal family, and he also designed notable religious and commemorative structures.
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Yoshiro and Yoshio Taniguchi Museum of Architecture, Kanazawa. 5-1-18 Tera-machi, Kanazawa-shi, Ishikawa 921-8033 Japan. Tel: +81-76-247-3031 Fax: +81-76-247-3032. kenchikukan@kanazawa-museum.jp
About us. Introduction. This museum is dedicated to architecture and urban design and commemorates renowned architect Yoshiro Taniguchi, who is the first designated honorary citizen of Kanazawa. It was built on the site of his former residence and designed by Yoshio Taniguchi who is Yoshiro's eldest son and an internationally renowned architect.
Profile. Japanese architect Yoshio Taniguchi was born in 1937. His father, Yoshiro Taniguchi (1904-79), was a pioneering modern architect whose career spanned the divide between pre- and postwar Japan. Taniguchi studied at Keio University and Harvard University.
Biography of Yoshiro Taniguchi. Graduated, Fourth High School. Enrolled in Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, Tokyo Imperial University. Doctorate in Engineering. Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology. Member, Cultural Properties Specialists Council.
