The content of these materials can be divided broadly into two categories. One is materials up to 1954, before establishing YOSIZAKA Studio (later becoming Atelier U), including drawing materials that are assumed to be prepared in the office of Le Corbusier. Another is materials from 1954, when the Studio was established, to 1980, when YOSIZAKA died. These are made up of drawings (about 8,100 items) and documents (about 50 items).

YOSIZAKA Takamasa

YOSIZAKA Takamasa spent his childhood and adolescence in various regions, including Tokyo and overseas. He entered the Department of Architecture, Waseda University 1938 and studied under KON Wajiro. He graduated from the Department of Architecture, School of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, in 1941. In the same year, he assumed the position of assistant instructor at Waseda University. He responded to a call for military service from 1942 to 1945. He went to France from 1950 to 1952 and worked at the office of Le Corbusier. In 1954, he established YOSIZAKA Studio (later becoming Atelier U) and started design activities. He became a professor at Waseda University in 1959.

Major Works

• 1955　Yoshizaka House
  Ura House
• 1956　Japan Pavilion, Venice Biennale
  Villa Coucou
• 1957　Kaisei High School
• 1958　La Maison Franco-Japonaise
• 1958-63　 Kureha Junior High School
• 1959　Gotsu City Hall
  Congo Léopoldville Culture Center Competition
• 1959-1968　Kasawa Hyutte
• 1960-81　Athénée Français
• 1963-1976　Inter-University Seminar House
• 1965-67　Oshima Project
• 1970　Hakone International Tourist Center Competition
• 1973　Atlier U

Past Exhibitions in NAMA

• Le Corbusier and Japan With a Focus on the Three Apprentices who Built the National Museum of Western Art, 2015
  Contents Yoshizaka House, Japan Pavilion, Venice Biennale
• DISCONTINUOUS UNITY Architecture of YOSIZAKA Takamasa + Atelier U, 2015
• Recent Acquisitions and Collection Highlights 2017
  Contents Japan Pavilion, Venice Biennale
• Collection Showcase 2018 From Architecture to Urbanism 1945-1970 Perspectives on Urban Design in the Postwar Era
  Contents Oshima Project
• Museums by Japanese Architects 1940s -1980s: Origins and Trajectories, 2020
  Contents Japan Pavilion, Venice Biennale
• Designing Home: Masterpiece Houses from NAMA’s Collection 1940-1975, 2021
  Contents Yoshizaka House

These are the microfilm data of about 15,000 drawings, etc. In addition to drawings for famous works, including the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, Totsuka Country Club House, Yoyogi National Gymnasium, and Yamanashi Press and Broadcasting Center, there are also works from overseas projects, including Kuwait Sports Center and National Sports Complex in Singapore. There are not only design drawings but also many works, including working drawings and building service drawings. They are precious materials with a strong potential for being helpful in studies not restricted to the design perspective. In addition to drawing materials for architectural works by TANGE Kenzo, there are also copies of his collection of works and copies of drawings of reference works by other design offices.

TANGE Kenzo

TANGE Kenzo graduated from the Faculty of Engineering of Tokyo Imperial University in 1938 and joined Mayekawa Kunio Associates, Architects & Engineers. He became an assistant professor at the Faculty of Engineering 1 of the University of Tokyo in 1946. He established Kenzo Tange and URTEC in 1961. He became a professor at the Department of Urban Engineering, the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Tokyo. He became a professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo and established Tange Studio in 1974.

Major Works

• 1942　The Great East Asia Memorial Competition
• 1952　Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and Museum
• 1953　Tange House in Seijo
• 1957　Sumi Memorial Hall
• 1957　The Former Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office
• 1958　Kagawa Prefectural Government Office
• 1960　A Plaln for Tokyo 1960
• 1960　 Headquarters Building for The World Health Organization
• 1964　Yoyogi Natinal Gmnasium
  St. Mary’s Cathedral
• 1966　Yamanashi Press and Broadcasting Center
• 1967　Former Dentsu Headquarters Building
• 1970　Master Plan for Expo’70 (Infrastructure and Festival Plaza)
• 1972　National Sports Complex Singapore
• 1979　Kuwait International Airport
• 1991　Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office

Past Exhibitions in NAMA

• Le Corbusier and Japan With a Focus on the Three Apprentices who Built the National Museum of Western Art, 2015
  Contents Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park Basic Development Plan.
• TANGE KENZO 1938-1970 From Pre-war period to Olympic Games and World Expo, 2021
  Contents Yamanashi Press and Broadcasting Center, The Kuwait Sports Centre project, Memorial Plaza for Student Who perished in the War.

The archives comprise architectural design drawings and documents (about 30,000 items), photographs, and sketches prepared at Daiichi-Kobo. They include materials during the period from the inauguration of Daiichi-Kobo to just before the dissolution of the office. In addition to materials for the competition of Osaka University of Arts, his representative work, and construction drawings, there are also design drawings/documents and sketches for the series of architectural works from the 1960s (such as Saga Prefectural Museum) to the works in his later years, as well photographs, pamphlets, and company records.

TAKAHASHI Teiichi

TAKAHASHI Teiichi graduated from the Department of Architecture, the second Faculty of Engineering of the University of Tokyo in 1949. After graduation, he worked at the Design Division, Building and Repairs Department, Ministry of Communications until 1956. He became an assistant professor at the Department of Architecture, Musashi Institute of Technology in 1956. He established Daiichi-Kobo Associates in 1960. He became a professor at Osaka University of Arts in 1967. After retirement, he became a professor emeritus at the Osaka University of Arts.

Major Works

• 1962　Takagaki House
• 1962　Saga Prefectural Library
• 1964　1st Prize, Naniwa University of Arts,Design Competition
• 1970　Saga Prefectural Museum
• 1972　Tokyo Metropolitan Central Library
• 1981　Osaka University of Arts, Hideyo Tsukamoto Memorial Hall and Art Center
• 1983　Magazine House, Ltd. Head Office
• 1985　Magazine House, Ltd. Head Office
• 1987　Urasoe Civic Gymnasium
• 1991　Library, Tokyo Metropolitan University
• 1995　Zenrosai Computer Center
• 1997　Kumamoto Dome
• 2000　Seismic Free System 21
• 2001　Gunma Museum of Art, Tatebayash

Past Exhibitions in NAMA

• Designing Home : Masterpiece Houses from NAMA’s Collection 1940-1975, 2021
  Contents Takagaki House.

These are materials on SAKAKURA Junzo and Sakakura Junzo Architects and Engineers, including architectural design drawings and documents, photographs, sketches, and personal records on SAKAKURA. The archives hold more than 30,000 drawings, including many photographic materials, sketches, various materials on publishing and exhibition projects, and company records. Materials for Tokyo and Osaka offices up to around 1970 are covered exhaustively.

SAKAKURA Junzo

SAKAKURA Junzo entered the First Higher School in 1920. He graduated from the Art History Department, Faculty of Letters of Tokyo Imperial University, majoring in art history. He went to France in 1929 and studied at École Spéciale des Travaux Publics (school of civil engineering). He studied under Le Corbusier from 1931 to 1936. He came back to Japan in 1936 but revisited France for the construction of the Japan Pavilion at the Expo held in Paris. In 1940, he opened his own architectural office. The name was changed to Sakakura Junzo Architects and Engineers in 1946. He became an overseas emeritus member of the American Institute of Architects in 1966.

Major Works

• 1937　Paris International Exposition Japan Pavilion
• 1941　Iihashi House
• 1951　Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura (Current Tsurugaoka Museum, Kamakura)
• 1955　International House of Japan, Collaborated with Mayekawa Kunio, YOSHIMURA Junzo
• 1957　Tokyu Bunka Kaikan
• 1959　Hashima City Hall
  Silk Center
• 1960　Ueno City Culture Center
• 1961　Shionogi Research Laboratory
• 1962　Kure Municipal Culture Center
• 1964　Hiraoka City Office (Current Higashiosaka City Office, Asahi-machi branch)
  Iwate Broadcasting Building
• 1966　West Side Plaza of Shinjuku Railway Station
• 1967　Gifu Municipal Culture Center
  Osaka Comprehensive Outdoor Activity Center for Young People
• 1970　Shibuya Station West Building

Past Exhibitions in NAMA

• une architecture pour l’homme, Junzo Sakakura in Architectural Documents, 2013
  contents Paris International Exposition Japan Pavilion, Iihashi Hous, Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura (Current Tsurugaoka Museum, Kamakura), Tokyu Bunka Kaikan, Hashima City Hall, Silk Center, Shionogi Research Laboratory.
• Le Corbusier and Japan With a Focus on the Three Apprentices who Built the National Museum of Western Art, 2015
  Contents Wartime prefabricated Architecture, Tokyo City War Memorial Tower, Paris International Exposition Japan Pavilion, Leonardo da Vinci Exhibition, Takashimaya Department Store, Wakayama, Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura (Current Tsurugaoka Museum, Kamakura).
• Recent Acquisitions and Collection Highlights 2017
  Contents Idemitsu Filling Stations and Related Facilities.
• Collection Showcase 2018 From Architecture to Urbanism 1945-1970 Perspectives on Urban Design in the Postwar Era, 2018
  Contents Shibuya Project, Ueno Comprehensive Plan, Shinjuku Project.
• Museums by Japanese Architects 1940s -1980s: Origins and Trajectories, 2020
  Contents Leonardo da Vinci Exhibition, Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura (Current Tsurugaoka Museum, Kamakura), Electric Power Pavilion of EXPO ’70.
• Designing Home : Masterpiece Houses from NAMA’s Collection 1940-1975, 2021
  Contents Tatsumura House, Wartime prefabricated Architecture, Niki House.

The archive is comprehensive materials on architecture and urban design projects engaged in by the OTAKA Architectural Design Office (from 1962 to 2010). In addition to the architectural drawings in general (about 35,000 items), the collection also includes many reports on urban design and public works that OTAKA was involved in (about 1,000 items). Not only original drawings of the completion of constructions, but also materials such as booklets of blueprints prepared in the design process, reduced editions of drawings of the completion of constructions, and photograph albums are neatly sorted.

OTAKA Masato

After graduating from the second Faculty of Engineering of the University of Tokyo in 1947, OTAKA Masato joined Mayekawa Kunio Associates, Architects & Engineers in 1949 and was engaged in the design of significant works at the office for more than ten years. He joined the World Design Conference in 1960 as a member of the Metabolism Group. He established OTAKA Architectural Design Office in 1962. He led the architectural industry, government, and public corporations not only in architecture but also in the area of urban design. He contributed to the planning and development of Tama New Town and Yokohama Minato Mirai.

Major Works

（*：Mayekawa Kunio Associates, Architects ＆Engineers）

• 1958　Harumi High-Rise Apartment*
• 1960　Shinjuku Subcenter Project（with MAKI Fumihiko）
• 1961　Tokyo Metropolitan Festival Hall*
• 1963　Entry for Kyoto International Conference Center Competition
  Murai Gakuen Bldg. 1
• 1964　Office & Hall of ALL JAPAN Seaman’s Union
• 1967　Chiba Prefectural Culture Centre
• 1968　Sakaide Artificial Ground
  Chiba Prefectural Central Library
• 1969　Hiroshima Motomachi Apartment
• 1972　Chiba Prefectural Art Museum
• 1979　Yokohama City Center Waterfront Redevelopment Project [Minato Mirai 21]
• 1980　Doho Park Gymnasium
• 1984　Fukushima Prefectural Museum of Art
• 2003　Miharu Community Center/Mahora Hall

Past Exhibitions in NAMA

• Uniting Architecture and Society : The Approach of OTAKA Masato, 2016
• Recent Acquisitions and Collection Highlights 2017, 2017
  Contents Kataoka Agricultural Cooperative Building (1962), Goshomi Agricultural Cooperative Building (1964), Hanaizumi Agricultural Cooperative Building (1965), Yamauchi Agricultural Cooperative Building (1966), Niihama Agricultural Cooperative Building (1967), Nangocho Agricultural Cooperative Building (1968), Shizuoka Agricultural Cooperative Center (1970).
• Collection Showcase 2018 From Architecture to Urbanism 1945-1970 : Perspectives on Urban Design in the Postwar Era, 2018
  Contents Chiba Forst of Culture (1965), Ube Tokiwa Park (1961)
• Museums by Japanese Architects 1940s -1980s: Origins and Trajectories, 2020
  Contents Chiba Prefectural Museum of Art (1974), Gunma Prefectural Museum of History (1979)
• Designing Home : Masterpiece Houses from NAMA’s Collection 1940-1975, 2021
  Contents Sakaide Artificial Ground (1968)
• Kodomonokuni：Children’s Land -Nature, Future and Metabolism Architecture [Concurrent exhibition] NAMA’s Recent Collections, 2022
  Contents Children’s Hostel (1964)