Minoru Takeyama in a name that many of you will probable have no knowledge of, yet his influence has imparted itself on Tokyo's cultural skyline.His use of strong geometric volumes combined with playful bold graphical treatments form the backdrop for the Shibuya and Shinjuku districts of Tokyo.
Educated in Japan and the USA, he worked with, among others, Harrison & Abramovitz, Arne Jacobsen, H. Larsen, Sert, and Utzon. He established his reputation with certain buildings incorporating aspects of popular culture in his designs, becoming a member of ArchiteXt in 1971, and developing an interest in architecture as a system of signs and language. His most highly acclaimed buildings were the populist Ichiban-kan and Niban-kan, Tokyo (1969–70), the ‘Renaissance’ Cultural and Commercial Complex, Kyoto (1983–6), and Tokyo International Port Terminal Building
(1989–91).
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