Study on the career of archiect-engineer in the opening port era.

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K06397
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Architectural history/Design
• Research Institution: Kyoto Institute of Technology
• Principal Investigator: Ota Shoichi 京都工芸繊維大学, デザイン・建築学系, 准教授 (60343117)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 開港地 / 擬洋風建築 / 西洋化 / サーベイヤー / 開拓地

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study is aimed to redefine the process of Western-styled architecture, based on the investigation of career of architect-engineers, who came to Japan in the opening-port era. Related studies were once concentrated to domestic cases, and consequently their process to Japan remain unclear. However, the development of databases world wide enables to trace the footpaths of human activities in 19-20th centuries. The purpose of this study is to review and reconsider the process of the introduction of Western-styled architecture into Japan through the analysis of adventure-engineer.

Free Research Field

建築史学