Kenzo Tange, whose reconciliation of traditional Japanese architecture with modernity shaped Japan’s rise from the ashes of World War II, died of heart failure at his Tokyo home Tuesday. He was 91.

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Kenzo Tange, architect: ... They seemed to symbolise the beginnings of Japan's economic recovery from the disasters of the Second World War. ... (1966) and the Japan Expo Master Plan (1970).

Mr. Tange saw after World War II a chance to create not just new buildings but new cities. ... He later designed buildings worldwide.Kenzo Tange, 91, who won the Pritzker Prize in 1987, died March 22.

World; Kenzo Tange; Kenzo Tange. 2 minute read. Jim Frederick. November 13, 2006 12:00 AM EST. D uring World War II, American firebombing reduced some 40% of Japan’s total urban area to rubble.

The house Kenzo Tange designed for himself adn a U-shaped residence by Toyo Ito are all on show as part of MAXXI's exhibition about Japan's post-war houses.