Founder -MAYEKAWA ASSOC-

MY PRINCIPLES

October 1, 1935 is the day when our design office was established. Since then, for 35 years of hardships, I believe I could keep honesty through all my work of architecture somehow thanks to the kind understanding and support by people surrounding me.

They say people change along with the stream of time. But, I believe there must be something which never changes in the philosophy of human being.

Learning the advancement of life since its birth from the chaos of the universe and the fate of human being, I will continue my effort to make solid judgement on what is to change and what is not to change in my life work of architecture.

　　 September, 1970　　　　

Career summary
1905	Born in Niigata, Japan
1928	Graduated from the architecture department, Tokyo University
1928-30	Worked under Le Corbusier in Paris
1930-35	Worked at the Design firm of Antonin Raymond
1935	Established MAYEKAWA KUNIO ASSOCIATES, ARCHITECTS & ENGINEERS
1975	Established MAYEKAWA ASSOCIATES, ARCHITECTS & ENGINEERS
1986	Passed away

Main works
1954	KANAGAWA	Kanagawa Concert Hall and Library
1955	OKAYAMA	Okayama Prefectural Office
1959	TOKYO	Setagaya Community Center
	AOMORI	Hirosaki Prefectural Office
1960	KYOTO	Kyoto Hall
	TOKYO	Gakushuin University
1961	TOKYO	Tokyo Festival Hall
	TOKYO	National Diet Library
	OKAYAMA	Okayama Cultural Center
1964	TOKYO	Setagaya Local Data Library
	TOKYO	Kinokuniya Bookstore
1966	SAITAMA	Saitama Hall
1970	AOMORI	Hirosaki City Hospital
1971	SAITAMA	Saitama Prefectural Museum
1973	TOKYO	Head Office of Tokyo Marine Ins. Co.
1975	TOKYO	Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum
1976	KUMAMOTO	Kumamoto Prefectural Museum
	AOMORI	Hirosaki City Museum
1978	YAMANASHI	Yamanashi Prefectural Museum
1979	TOKYO	New Bldg of National Museum of Western Art
	FUKUOKA	Fukuoka City Museum
1980	SAITAMA	Saitama Museum of Natural History
1981	MIYAGI	Miyagi Prefectural Museum
1982	KUMAMOTO	Kumamoto Prefectural Theater
	TOKYO	Gakushuin Toyama Library
1983	TOKYO	Kunitachi Music College Hall
	KANAGAWA	Yokohama Naka Municipal Office
1985	NIIGATA	Niigata City Art Museum
	OKINAWA	Ishigaki City Hall
1986	TOKYO	New Bldg of National Diet Library
	TOKYO	Sanjo Hall of University of Tokyo

	Award winning

	1953	Award of the Architectural Institute of Japan (Nihon Sogo Bank)
	1955	Award of the Architectural Institute of Japan (Kanagawa Concert Hall and Library)
	1956	Award of the Architectural Institute of Japan (The International House of Japan)
	1959	Award of the Swedish Royal Medal of Honor
	1961	Award of the Architectural Institute of Japan (Kyoto Hall)
		Award of the Annual of Architecture in Japan
	1962	Award of the Architectural Institute of Japan (Tokyo Festival Hall)
	1963	Award of the International Architect
	1966	Award of the Architectural Institute of Japan (Head office of Janome Machine Co.)
	1967	Decoration of Finland
	1968	Grand Prix of the Architectural Institute of Japan
	1972	The Mainichi Art Award (Saitama Prefectural Museum)
	1974	The Japan Art Academy Award (Saitama Prefectural Museum)
	1979	Decoration of France