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Born in [[Yonezawa]], Itô studied architecture at the Imperial University<ref>The Imperial University was so called in [[1888]]-[[1897]], after which it became the Imperial University of Tokyo, and is today simply the University of Tokyo.</ref> from [[1889]] until [[1892]], under [[Tatsuno Kingo]], receiving lectures as well from [[Josiah Conder]]. Historian [[Toshio Watanabe]] identifies Itô's graduation dissertation, entitled ''kenchiku tetsugaku'' ("Architectural Philosophy") as "the first fully argued modern theory of architecture produced by a Japanese [person]."<ref name=wata241>Watanabe, 241.</ref> He later went on to write a doctoral thesis, completed in [[1898]]; this analysis of the ancient temple of [[Horyu-ji|Hôryû-ji]] is described by Watanabe as "the first scholarly work of modern art history in Japan."<ref name=wata241/> | Born in [[Yonezawa]], Itô studied architecture at the Imperial University<ref>The Imperial University was so called in [[1888]]-[[1897]], after which it became the Imperial University of Tokyo, and is today simply the University of Tokyo.</ref> from [[1889]] until [[1892]], under [[Tatsuno Kingo]], receiving lectures as well from [[Josiah Conder]]. Historian [[Toshio Watanabe]] identifies Itô's graduation dissertation, entitled ''kenchiku tetsugaku'' ("Architectural Philosophy") as "the first fully argued modern theory of architecture produced by a Japanese [person]."<ref name=wata241>Watanabe, 241.</ref> He later went on to write a doctoral thesis, completed in [[1898]]; this analysis of the ancient temple of [[Horyu-ji|Hôryû-ji]] is described by Watanabe as "the first scholarly work of modern art history in Japan."<ref name=wata241/> | ||
| − | Itô became a professor of architecture at the university in [[1905]]. | + | Itô became a professor of architecture at the university in [[1905]]. |
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| + | He joined [[Kamakura Yoshitaro|Kamakura Yoshitarô]] in 1924 to campaign, ultimately successfully, against plans to tear down [[Shuri castle]].<ref>Gallery labels, Fujukan Museum, University of the Ryukyus.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/30087559595/sizes/l]</ref> | ||
In 1943, he became the first architect to be awarded the Order of Culture (''bunka kunshô''), a rather prestigious award. | In 1943, he became the first architect to be awarded the Order of Culture (''bunka kunshô''), a rather prestigious award. | ||
Revision as of 14:26, 15 February 2017
Itô Chûta was a prominent architect of the Meiji period and early 20th century. His works include the main building of the Tsukiji Honganji, and the main gates of the University of Tokyo main campus.
Born in Yonezawa, Itô studied architecture at the Imperial University[1] from 1889 until 1892, under Tatsuno Kingo, receiving lectures as well from Josiah Conder. Historian Toshio Watanabe identifies Itô's graduation dissertation, entitled kenchiku tetsugaku ("Architectural Philosophy") as "the first fully argued modern theory of architecture produced by a Japanese [person]."[2] He later went on to write a doctoral thesis, completed in 1898; this analysis of the ancient temple of Hôryû-ji is described by Watanabe as "the first scholarly work of modern art history in Japan."[2]
Itô became a professor of architecture at the university in 1905.
He joined Kamakura Yoshitarô in 1924 to campaign, ultimately successfully, against plans to tear down Shuri castle.[3]
In 1943, he became the first architect to be awarded the Order of Culture (bunka kunshô), a rather prestigious award.
References
- Toshio Watanabe, "Japanese Imperial Architecture: From Thomas Roger Smith to Ito Chuta," in Ellen Conant (ed.), Challenging Past and Present: The Metamorphosis of Nineteenth-Century Japanese Art, University of Hawaii Press (2006), 239-253.
