Background
OTANI, Sachio was born on February 20, 1924 in Tokyo. Son of Morisuke and Yuko Otani.
大谷 幸夫
OTANI, Sachio was born on February 20, 1924 in Tokyo. Son of Morisuke and Yuko Otani.
University of Tokyo.
He began his career in Kenzo Tange"s studio, where he helped design the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum (1955). In 1960 he started his own practice, and has subsequently designed a number of memorable buildings including the Tokyo Children"s Cultural Center (1964), Kyoto International Conference Center (1966), the Kanazawa Institute of Technology (1969), and the Kawaramachi housing project in Kawasaki, Kanagawa (1970).
Married Yoshiko Otani.