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Kenzo Tange, Hiroshima and Japanese Architecture
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Tadao Ando, one of Japan's greatest livingarchitects, likes to tell thestory of the stray dog, a stately akita, thatwandered into his studio inOsaka some 20 years ago, and decided to stay.“First, I thought I wouldcall her Kenzo Tange; but then I realised Icouldn't kick Kenzo Tangearound. So I called her Le Corbusier instead.”
Title: Kenzo Tange, Hiroshima and Japanese Architecture
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Tadao Ando, one of Japan's greatest livingarchitects, likes to tell thestory of the stray dog, a stately akita, thatwandered into his studio inOsaka some 20 years ago, and decided to stay.
“First, I thought I wouldcall her Kenzo Tange; but then I realised Icouldn't kick Kenzo Tangearound.
So I called her Le Corbusier instead.
”.
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