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Pritzker Prize-winning architect Arata Isozaki dies aged 91

Japanese architect Arata Isozaki, who was one of the country's most influential post-war architects, has passed away aged 91. More

Isozaki "was the first well-known architect to work in Miami Beach" says protégé David Gauld

Arata Izosaki's Bass Museum project paved the way for future starchitects to work in Miami Beach, says the Japanese architect's contemporary David Gauld, who also credited the Art Basel fair with transforming the city's attitudes towards culture and architecture. More

"I called Isozaki and woke him up. I didn't know there was a 13-hour time difference"

One of the world's most influential hoteliers and developers, Ian Schrager redefined nightclubs, invented the boutique hotel and is now rethinking luxury apartments. Dezeen spoke to Schrager about his collaborations with architects and designers including Arata Isozaki, Philippe Starck and Herzog & de Meuron (+ interview + slideshow). More

Ark Nova by Arata Isozaki and Anish Kapoor

Two years after a major earthquake and tsunami hit Japan, architect Arata Isozaki and artist Anish Kapoor have completed an inflatable mobile concert hall that will tour affected regions (+ slideshow). More

New Town Library in Maranello by Arata Isozaki and Andrea Maffei

A glazed reading room appears to float over the still waters of a shallow pool at this town library in Maranello, Italy, by Japanese architect Arata Isozaki and Italian architect Andrea Maffei (+ slideshow). More

Ark Nova by Arata Isozaki and Anish Kapoor

Here are some images of an inflatable concert hall designed by architect Arata Isozaki and artist Anish Kapoor to tour parts of Japan affected by the earthquake and tsunami earlier this year. More