A LIFE AND WORKS OF ARCHITECT SHOJI OHHATA : A study on the activities of the architect in the Hiroshima district

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  • LI Ming
    Department of Integrated Architecture, Hiroshima International University
  • ISHIMARU Norioki
    Department of Integrated Architecture, Hiroshima International University
  • OKAGAWA Mitugu
    Graduate School of Eng., Hiroshima University

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  • 建築家大旗正二の経歴と建築活動について : 地方における建築家の活動に関する研究
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Shoji OHHATA, born in 1913 in Shimane Prefecture, graduated from Yokohama Engineering College in 1934. He was the student of the famous architect and educator Junpei NAKAMURA. After his graduation, he worked as an architect in the architecture section, construction works office and Local Administration Department of the Dalian Manchurian Railway Company. He returned to Japan after the Second World War. He made great contributions by reviving buildings of Hiroshima City and by making a small design institute in Hiroshima as his base. In 1954, he established MURATA OHHATA Design Institute with Tadashi MURATA. In 1966, he independently established OHHATA Allied Architecture Design institute. He experienced the Prewar and Postwar Period and engaged in his career from Manchuria to Japan. By making Hiroshima City his activity center, he developed his activities to a large region including Kyushu, Hokkaido, Yamaguchi Prefectures, etc. He is one of the architects who has given full play to his talents.

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