Masako Hayashi

Masako Hayashi (1928-2001) was a Japanese architect. She was the first woman to win the Architectural Institute of Japan Award.

Career

Hayashi primarily designed residential housing for limited space environments, using innovative building materials, space utilization and clean design.[1] In 1958, Hayashi co-founded the Hayashi, Yamada, Nakahara Architectural Design Coterie with Hatsue Yamada and Nobuko Nakahara.[2]

She was the first woman to win the Architectural Institute of Japan Award.[1]

Personal life

She was married to architect Shoji Hayashi.[3]

Notable awards

Notable works

Further reading
Works by Masako Hayashi
  • House design in today's Japan. Tokyo: Shokokusha, 1969.
  • with Kiyoshi Kawasaki. Modern Architects's Collected Works 22 Masako Hayashi, Kiyoshi Kawasaki. Japan: San-Ichi Shobo, 1975.

References
  1. "Women in Architecture". India. ARVHA. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  2. "An Interview with Nobuko Nakahara and Hatsue Yamada" (PDF). International Archive of Women in Architecture. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Fall 2007. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  3. Takeshi Nakasa. "Takeshi Nakasa with leading figures #2". Nacasa & Partners Inc. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  4. Simon Richmond (1 February 2011). The Rough Guide to Japan. Penguin. p. 630. ISBN 978-1-4053-8245-8. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  5. Umi no gyararī at the website of Tosashimizu, retrieved 10 June 2019.


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