About Von Jour Caux
Born 1934. Von Jour Caux is a Japanese architect.
is the pseudonym of (born 27 January 1934 in Asakusa, Tokyo), a Japanese architect, artist, and thinker. He has been referred to as the Japanese Gaudi.
Pseudonym The pseudonym Von Jour Caux combines concepts from ancient Sanskrit texts (Upanishads) and the posthumous name of his adoptive father. More precisely, Brahman is written bon (Von) in Chinese letters, ju (Jour) means "blessed life", and kou (Caux) means "rope", which the architect translates into "a tight rope between blessed life and ultimate reality". Jukou (Ju-Kou) was also his adoptive father's posthumous buddhist name.
Biography Von Jour Caux studied architecture at the Waseda University and opened an architect firm in 1958. Compared to Gaudi, Von Jour Caux gave complete autonomy to his craftsmen, his work truly being the work of the Art Complex Movement. and the Tsukada building in Tokyo with a very sober style.
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Who is Von Jour Caux?
Japanese artist
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Von Jour Caux was born on 27 January 1934 in Tokyo.
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Von Jour Caux is an architect.
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Von Jour Caux is Japanese.
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