On Arata Isozaki

World-renowned architect Arata Isozaki passed away on December 28, 2022, at the age of 91. What was the "invisible architecture" sought by this "artist/architect/urban designer" who aspired to be the "incarnation of Demiurge"? The definitive, unprecedented, head-on approach to architecture, serialized in Gunzo, "Arata Isozaki Theory" is finally available in book form!

"Therefore, even if it may be reckless, I choose to treat the entire sphere of the artist/architect/urban designer as a text and paint my own image of Arata Isozaki (ruby: Demiurge) with clear contours. The inclusion of "Shin Isozaki Theory," a pseudonymous reference to Hideaki Anno's "Shin Godzilla" and "Shin Evangelion," corresponds to Isozaki's split into two alter egos, "SIN/ARATA," in his earliest sci-fi manifesto, "Urban Destruction Industry KK." Expressing this in ruby ​​is also a mimicry (ruby: imitation) of Isozaki's particular style of writing, which symbolizes this kind of split state. "Shin" does not necessarily mean "true," and the notation "Isozaki Arataron (ruby: Shin Isozakiron)" is rather an expression of his awareness of wanting to be something "new" (ruby: SIN) - the other. (From the text)