KITÔ Azusa

鬼頭梓 (1926 – 2008)

Azusa KITÔ – Japanese Architect & Buildings | Hartmut Pohling

Japanese architect who came to be known as a ‘pioneer of library architecture’ – went on to design over 30 libraries – and who played a leading role in the architectural professional movement | 1926 born in Musashino Village, Tôkyô | 1950 graduates from the department of architecture at the “University of Tokyo”; joins the office from MAEKAWA Kunio | 1964 leaves the firm and establishes “Azusa Kito Architectural Design Office” | 1992-96 serves as president of the “Japan Institute of Architects” (JIA) | 2008 died