INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
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Arata Isozaki in front of the Palahockey building he designed with another architect in
Turin, Italy
Japanese architect Arata Isozaki has received this year's Pritzker Prize, widely considered to be the
profession's highest honour
The jury said he pioneered the "understanding that the need for architecture is both global and local"
Isozaki said growing up not far from the bombed city of Hiroshima taught him how homes and cities could be rebuilt
He is the 46th Pritzker laureate and the eighth Japanese architect to receive the honour.The jury said Isozaki's architecture defied
categorisation as it was always evolving."Possessing a profound knowledge of architectural history and theory, and embracing the
arena in Barcelona are among more than 100 of his major projects.Some of his other works include:Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption
The Allianz Tower in Milan, Italy
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Qatar's
National Convention Centre
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Kitakyushu's Central
Library in Japan
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Thessaloniki concert hall's second
auditorium, M2, in Greece
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Nara Centennial Hall in Japan
"I grew up on ground zero," the 87-year-old said, referring to the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, which lies across the shore from his
home town of Oita."It was in complete ruins and there was no architecture, no buildings and not even a city," he is quoted as saying by the
"Only barracks and shelters surrounded me
So my first experience of architecture was the void of architecture, and I began to consider how people might rebuild their homes and
cities."Previous winners of the coveted prize include India's Balkrishna Doshi, Jorn Utzon who designed the Sydney Opera House, Oscar
Niemeyer of Brazil and the British-Iraqi designer, Zaha Hadid.All photographs subject to copyright as marked
