ENDÔ Oto 遠藤於菟

(1866 – 1943)

Japanese architect and one of the pioneers of reinforced concrete technology in Japan | 1866 born in Fukushima | 1894 graduates in architecture from the “Imperial University of Technology” | 1894 becomes engineer at Yokohama Seikin Bank | 1904 completes the construction of the bank´s headquarters, designed by TSUMAKI Yorihiro; begins serious research of reinforced concrete | 1905 opens office in Yokohama | 1929 becomes chairman of the “Investigation Committee on Architectural Competitions” of the Japan Institute of Architects | 1931 publishes “Japanese and Western housing facilities” | 1936 publishes “Japan Building Structure Illustrated” | 1943 died

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