Paul Noritaka Tange

Paul Noritaka Tange (丹下ポール憲孝) is a Japanese architect who currently leads Tange Associates.^[1] He is the eldest son of the late architect Kenzo Tange.^[2]

Paul Noritaka Tange
Born	Tokyo
Education	Gakushūin Institut Le Rosey
Alma mater	Harvard University
Occupation	Architect
Parent	Kenzo Tange
Buildings	Cocoon Tower
Website	https://en.tangeweb.com/

Biography

Tange was born in 1958 and received his primary education at Gakushuin in Tokyo. At the age of 14, he moved to Switzerland to study at Institut Le Rosey. He later pursued higher education at Harvard University in the United States, where his father had been invited to lecture.^[3]

In his second year at university, he told his father that he intended to become an architect. After 30 seconds of pause, Kenzo Tange responded with the advice: 'Since you only live once, do whatever you truly love as a lifelong passion'. Kenzo also famously encouraged Noritaka to 'focus on one thing for 72 hours'.^[2]

Projects

Source:^[4][2][3]

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  FCG Building (1996)
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  Uni-President International Tower, Taipei (2004
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  Cancer Institute Hospital of the Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research (2005)
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  Cocoon Tower (2008)
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  The ONE shopping centre, Hong Kong (2010)
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  Orchard Gateway, Singapore (2014)
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  Tokyo Aquatics Centre (2020)^[3]