Nihon Essayist Club Award
1 appearances
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Edition 7 (1959) award
Yonekichi Takeda
たけだ よねきち
Takeda Yonekichi
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1889-01-01 （Kanda, Tokyo, Japan）
- Died
- 1976-01-01 age 87
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Architect, Businessman, Writer
- Active Years
- 1910-1976
- Influenced By
- Minosuke Yokokawa, Isoya Yoshida (foreword/contributor)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tsukiji Engineering School (now Kogakuin University) | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Waseda University (Department of Architecture) | School of Creative Science and Engineering | Department of Architecture | — | — | Japan |
Tsukiji Engineering School (now Kogakuin University)
Country:
Japan
Trained as a carpenter and graduated from a technical school (now Kogakuin University)
Waseda University (Department of Architecture)
School of Creative Science and Engineering
/ Department of Architecture
Country:
Japan
Studied modern architecture with financial support from Minosuke Yokokawa
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Japan Essayists Club Prize | Artisan: Memoirs of an Architect | — | Japan Essayists Club | 受賞 |
Japan Essayists Club Prize
1956
Work:
Artisan: Memoirs of an Architect
Organization:
Japan Essayists Club
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Architecture: Then and Now
1948 Architecture / MemoirAn essay work discussing prewar and postwar architecture and craftsmanship.
architectural historycraftsmanship
Artisan: Memoirs of an Architect
1958 Memoir / EssaysA memoir recounting his training as a carpenter and his career as an architect.
craftsmanshipmemoirarchitectural practice
Bibliography
- Architecture: Then and Now (1948)
- Artisan: Memoirs of an Architect (1958)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Reflective, practice-grounded narrationConcise prose emphasizing technique and humanity
- Recurring Motifs
- craftsman ethosdepictions of construction sitesmentor-apprentice relationships
Legacy
Valued for writings grounded in practical experience as a carpenter-turned-architect; left testimony on postwar construction practice and architectural history. He also received literary recognition such as the Japan Essayists Club Prize.
Trivia
- Born to a master carpenter and trained as a carpenter himself
- Studied at Waseda University with support from Minosuke Yokokawa
- Founded Takeda Construction Industry in 1947
- Won the Japan Essayists Club Prize for his book "Artisan"