Abstract

In this paper, some studies are done on the activities of architect's office of Akatsuki, the first architecture office in Hiroshima after the war, and the roles in the reconstruction of Hiroshima city, with observing the experiences of the architects, in the establishment and development of the office mainly. As a result, architect's office of Akatsuki was the pioneer of Hiroshima architects, where Mr. T. Murata, Mr. Y. Kouchi and Mr. S. Ohhata were main members. Although it did not influence the main development of the modern architecture history of Japan remarkably, it indeed played a very important role in the formation and organization of the architecture offices in Hiroshima, and also in the revitalization of Hiroshima.

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