Uzō Nishiyama
Uzō Nishiyama | |
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西山夘三 にしやま うぞう | |
![]() Young Uzo Nishiyama | |
Born | 1 March 1911 Osaka, Japan |
Died | 2 April 1994 (1994-04-03) (aged 83) |
Education | Kyoto Imprerial University |
Occupation | Architect |
Uzō Nishiyama (西山 夘三, Nishiyama Uzō, 1 March 1911 – 2 April 1994) was a Japanese modernist architect, city planner, and architectural scholar. He is noted for his application of methods of scientific research to the study of architecture and urban planning.[1][2] Nishiyama served as a professor at Kyoto University for over 25 years, and produced a number of seminal writings on architectural theory.
The Uzo Nishiyama Memorial Library in Kyoto, which specializes in works relating to architecture and urban planning, is named after Nishiyama.[3]
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