Shirai Seiichi
Shirai Seiichi ( Japanese 白 井 晟 一 ; born February 5, 1905 in Kyoto ; died November 22, 1983 ) was a Japanese architect of the Shōwa period .
life and work
After graduating from the "Oberschule für Kunsthandwerk" (京都 高等 工 芸 学校, Kyōto Kōtō Kōgei Gakkō) in Kyoto, Shirai Seiichi went to Germany at the age of 22, where he studied philosophy and art history in Heidelberg and Berlin , and listened to Karl Jaspers in detail in Heidelberg also dealt with Gothic architecture. In 1935 he returned to Japan and became an architect on his own. Starting with the Kawamura residence (河村 邸), he brought a German-based construction method to Japan, building residential houses and office buildings in rural areas. In 1955 he became known as the “architect of the people” and was in contrast to Tange Kenzō . In the same year he surprised the architectural world with his "plan for a temple to the atomic bomb disaster" (原 爆 堂 計画; Gembaku-dō Keikaku), which was full of esoteric symbolism. This became the starting point for his design after 1960.
In his most important work, the main building of Shinwa Bank (親 和 銀行 本部; 1966 to 1975), Shirai made extensive use of stone and carefully planned manual processing of the stones to create a richly designed facade. Other important works are the Matsuida City Hall in Yakuba ( Gumma Prefecture ) in 1955, the main hall of the Zenshō-ji Temple in Wakayama Prefecture and the residence "Kureha no ie" (呉 羽 の 家; 1958) in Toyama Prefecture from 1965. Late works include the Shōtō Bijutuskan (松涛 美術館) art museum , which is supported by the Shibuya district (Tokyo), and the museum for the textile artist Serizawa Keisuke (芹 沢 銈 介 美術館, Serizawa Bijutsukan) in Shizuoka .
In 1861 Shirai received the 4th Takamura Kōtarō Prize, in 1969 the Mainichi Culture Prize and in 1980 the Prize of the Academy of Arts for the Shinwa Bank.
Remarks
- ↑ The plan provided for a cuboid building block on a pillar above a water surface.
literature
- Tazawa, Yutaka: Shirai Seiichi . In: Biographical Dictionary of Japanese Art. Kodansha International, 1981. ISBN 0-87011-488-3 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Shirai, Seiichi |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 白 井 晟 一 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 5, 1905 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kyoto |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 22, 1983 |