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Masako Hayashi

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

Career

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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

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She was married to architect Shoji Hayashi.[3]

Notable awards

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Notable works

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Further reading

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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

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  1. ^ a b c d "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". International Archive of Women in Architecture. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Fall 2007. hdl:10919/5607. Retrieved 18 September 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.