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In 1913 Tange was born in Sakai, Osaka . In 1935 Tange entered the Architecture Department of the University Of Tokyo , and became an assistant professor there in 1946 . In 1949 he won the competition to re-design Hiroshima , following its Atomic Bombing in 1945 . His design for the Peace Park And Peace Memorial owes much to Le Corbusier , and is often called ‘the spiritual core of the city’. One reason Tange gave for applying for the job was that as a secondary student he had studied in the city. Tange won international fame for his design for the Gymnasium for the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo . His Pritzker Prize citation described it as "among the most beautiful buildings of the 20th century". He was also known for his ‘Tokyo Plan’ of 1960 , which proposed a radical redesign of the city. Although not fully implemented, it influenced architects worldwide. In 2005, his funeral was held in one of his works, Tokyo Cathedral . SELECTED PROJECTS is known for its eccentric architecture.]] ]]
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