Kazuo Shinohara

Kazuo Shinohara (篠原 一男, Shinohara Kazuo, April 2, 1925 – July 15, 2006)[1] was a Japanese architect, forming what is now widely known as the "Shinohara School",[2] which has been linked to the works of Toyo Ito, Kazunari Sakamoto and Itsuko Hasegawa, Kazuyo Sejima, Ryue Nishizawa.

As architectural critic Thomas Daniell put it, "A key figure who explicitly rejected Western influences yet appears on almost every branch of the family tree of contemporary Japanese architecture... is Kazuo Shinohara... His effects on the discipline as a theorist, designer and teacher have been immense.

"[3] He studied at Tokyo Institute of Technology, (TIT) finishing in 1953, and going on to become professor in 1970.

[4] He was awarded the Architectural Institute of Japan's (AIJ) grand prize in 2005.

In 2010 the Biennale di Venezia awarded a special commemorative Golden Lion in memory of Kazuo Shinohara.