Education
Waseda University.
内井 昭蔵
Waseda University.
Known for the design of landmark structures such as the Setagaya Art Museum, Oita City Museum of Art, and the private residence on the grounds of the Tokyo Imperial Palace for the current Emperor of Japan, Akihito. Uchii was born in Tokyo on the 20 February 1933. After graduating with both an undergraduate and master"s degree from Waseda University in 1958, he started his architectural career in the offices of influential Metabolist pioneer Kiyonori Kikutake.
Uchii started his own independent architectural practice, Shōzō Uchii Architect and Associates, in 1967.
Uchii earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Engineering from Kyoto University in 1992. From 1979 to 1981, Uchii served as President of the Japan Institute of Architects.
List of works Treasury building of the Kuon-ji Temple, Minobu, Yamanashi Prefecture (1976) Tokyo Young Men’s Christian Association Nobeyama Youth Center, Minamimaki, Nagano Prefecture (1976) Saint Hilda"s School, Shinagawa, Tokyo, main classroom building and auditorium (1978) Setagaya Art Museum, Setagaya, Tokyo (1986) Urasoe Art Museum, Urasoe, Okinawa Prefecture (1990) Tokyo Imperial Palace, Private Residence of the Imperial Family (1993) Sunritz Hattori Museum of Arts, Suwa, Nagano Prefecture (1995) The University of Shiga Prefecture, master plan and main campus structures (1997) Motoazabu Hills, Forest Tower, Minato, Tokyo (2002) Gallery Honors and recognition Uchii"s awards and honors include:.