Gyo Obata, FAIA
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Gyo Obata, FAIA was a prominent Japanese-American architect and co-founder of the global design firm HOK, known for major civic, cultural, and institutional projects worldwide.
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| Gyo Obata, FAIA canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gyo Obata, FAIA Context triple: [Gyo Obata, alsoKnownAs, Gyo Obata, FAIA]
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A.
Tadao Kashio
Tadao Kashio was a Japanese engineer and entrepreneur best known for co-founding Casio and pioneering innovative electronic calculators and consumer electronics.
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B.
Kiyonori Kikutake
Kiyonori Kikutake was a pioneering Japanese architect and leading figure of the Metabolist movement, known for his visionary megastructure and marine city designs.
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C.
Arata Isozaki
Arata Isozaki is a renowned Japanese architect known for his influential and eclectic postmodern designs that bridge Eastern and Western architectural traditions.
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D.
Kazuyo Kawashima
Kazuyo Kawashima is a Japanese woman best known as the mother of Princess Kiko, a member of Japan’s Imperial Family.
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E.
Kisho Kurokawa
Kisho Kurokawa was a prominent Japanese architect and co-founder of the Metabolist movement, known for his innovative, futuristic designs and influential theoretical contributions to postwar architecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gyo Obata, FAIA Target entity description: Gyo Obata, FAIA was a prominent Japanese-American architect and co-founder of the global design firm HOK, known for major civic, cultural, and institutional projects worldwide.
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A.
Tadao Kashio
Tadao Kashio was a Japanese engineer and entrepreneur best known for co-founding Casio and pioneering innovative electronic calculators and consumer electronics.
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B.
Kiyonori Kikutake
Kiyonori Kikutake was a pioneering Japanese architect and leading figure of the Metabolist movement, known for his visionary megastructure and marine city designs.
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C.
Arata Isozaki
Arata Isozaki is a renowned Japanese architect known for his influential and eclectic postmodern designs that bridge Eastern and Western architectural traditions.
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D.
Kazuyo Kawashima
Kazuyo Kawashima is a Japanese woman best known as the mother of Princess Kiko, a member of Japan’s Imperial Family.
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E.
Kisho Kurokawa
Kisho Kurokawa was a prominent Japanese architect and co-founder of the Metabolist movement, known for his innovative, futuristic designs and influential theoretical contributions to postwar architecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese-American person
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architect ⓘ co-founder of HOK ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
AIA Fellowship
NERFINISHED
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Ellis Island Medal of Honor NERFINISHED ⓘ Missouri Honor Award for Distinguished Service in Architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Louis Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | Alzheimer’s disease ⓘ |
| child |
Peter Obata
NERFINISHED
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Stephen Obata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coFounded | HOK NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1923-02-28 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2022-03-08 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Cranbrook Academy of Art
NERFINISHED
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ Washington University in St. Louis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | HOK NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Japanese American ⓘ |
| familyName | Obata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
architecture
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urban design ⓘ |
| givenName | Gyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificSuffix | FAIA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Institute of Architects NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Gyo Obata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
co-founding HOK into a global design firm
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leadership in large-scale civic and institutional projects worldwide ⓘ |
| notableProjectType |
airports
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civic buildings ⓘ cultural institutions ⓘ educational buildings ⓘ museums ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
NERFINISHED
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Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Terminal D (planning and design influence via HOK) NERFINISHED ⓘ HOK global headquarters designs (leadership and design direction) ⓘ King Khalid International Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ National Air and Space Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Louis Science Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parent |
Chiura Obata
NERFINISHED
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Haruko Obata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | San Francisco, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | St. Louis, Missouri, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
chairman of HOK
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principal at HOK ⓘ |
| residence | St. Louis, Missouri, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Mary Judge Obata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
functionalist design
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modern architecture ⓘ |
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