KENZO TANGE

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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