TOKYO (AFP) ― The office of late Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa, known for his grand futuristic designs in projects including Kuala Lumpur International Airport, filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday.
Kurokawa’s works include Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum, described as a bridge between Western rationalism and Eastern asymmetry, and Melbourne Central, a hub of shopping, entertainment and dining behind the train station in Australia’s second city.
He also designed the Nakagin Capsule Tower in Tokyo, which appears as a Japanese love hotel in the 2013 blockbuster “The Wolverine” starring Hugh Jackman.
Kurokawa died in 2007, and his office ― Kisho Kurokawa Architect & Associates ― run by his son, Mikio, has racked up debts worth $10 million, according to Teikoku Databank corporate research agency.
The office will be restructured under the aegis of Japanese engineering consultancy Nippon Koei, which will create a subsidiary to take over its operations and its employees, the firms said.
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