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Shozo Uchii

うちい しょうぞう

Uchii Shozo

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1933-02-20 (Surugadai, Kanda Ward, Tokyo)
Died
2002-08-03 (Ota Ward, Tokyo) age 69
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese
Religion
Eastern Orthodox Church Baptismal Name: Gavriil

Career

Occupations
architect
Active Years
1956-2002
Affiliations
Uchii Architectural Design Office
Memberships
Japan Institute of Architects, American Institute of Architects (Honorary Member)

Education

Waseda University School of Science and Engineering I
Department of Architecture
Degree: 学士
Period: 1952-1956
Year of Graduation: 1956
Country: Japan
Waseda University Graduate School
Department of Architecture
Degree: 修士
Period: 1956-1958
Year of Graduation: 1958
Country: Japan
Kyoto University
Degree: 博士(工学)
Period: 1992
Year of Graduation: 1992
Country: Japan
Doctorate by dissertation

Awards

Architectural Institute of Japan Award
1971
Work: Sakuradai Court Village
Category: 作品賞
Organization: Architectural Institute of Japan
Result: 受賞
Mainichi Art Prize
1986
Work: Setagaya Art Museum
Organization: Mainichi Shimbun
Result: 受賞
Japan Art Academy Prize
1989
Work: Setagaya Art Museum
Organization: Japan Art Academy
Result: 受賞
Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon
2002
Organization: Government of Japan
Result: 受章

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Sakuradai Court Village

1969 Architecture

Minobesan Kuonji Treasure House

1976 Architecture

Tokyo YMCA Nobeyama Youth Center

1976 Architecture

Setagaya Art Museum

1986 Architecture

Bibliography

  • Healthy Architecture: Seeking Imaginative Living Spaces
  • Russia Byzantine: Journey to the Golden Ring
  • Architect's Drawing 1: Setagaya Art Museum

Translations by Author

  • Frank Lloyd Wright: Letters to Architects
  • Frank Lloyd Wright: Letters to Disciples

Health

  • heart failure
    -2002-08-03
    cause of death

Legacy

Regarded as one of the representative architects in postwar Japanese architectural history.