Pritzker-winning Japanese architect Arata Isozaki dies at 91

Japan's architect Arata Isozaki arrives at the Elysee Palace in Paris on May 24, 2019. Isozaki, a Pritzker-winning Japanese architect known as a post-modern giant who blended culture and history of the East and the West in his designs, has died of old age. He was 91. – Photo: AP

Pritzker-winning Japanese architect Arata Isozaki, known for his avant-garde style and category-defying works, has died at the age of 91, his office said Friday.

Isozaki had died of old age at his home in Okinawa on Wednesday, with the funeral to be attended only by his close family, the office said in a statement emailed to AFP.