Shōzō Uchii

Shōzō Uchii (内井 昭蔵, Uchii Shōzō) was a Japanese architect and academic authority on the works of Frank Lloyd Wright. Known for the design of landmark structures such as the Setagaya Art Museum, Oita City Museum of Art, and the Fukiage Palace, the residence on the grounds of the Tokyo Imperial Palace for the Emperor of Japan.

Shōzō Uchii
Born20 February 1933
Died3 August 2002(2002-08-03) (aged 69)
NationalityJapanese
Alma materWaseda University
Kyoto University
OccupationArchitect
PracticeShōzō Uchii Architect and Associates
BuildingsSetagaya Art Museum
Websitewww.uchii.co.jp/html/home_info.html

Uchii was awarded the R.S Reynolds Memorial Prize in 1980 for his design of the Treasury building of the Kuon-ji Temple in Minobu, Yamanashi Prefecture.

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