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Tatsuno Kingo (辰野 金吾, October 13, 1854 – 25 March 1919) was a Japanese architect born in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, Kyushu. He was a Doctor of Engineering; conferred as Jusanmi (従三位, Junior Third Rank) and Kunsanto (勲三等, Order of Third Class); and served as dean of Architecture Department at Tokyo Imperial University.
2019 marks the centenary of the death of Tatsuno Kingo (1854 - 1919), who was active in the Meiji and Taisho eras as one of Japan’s first generation of architects. As a lively gallery inside Tokyo Station, which was designed by Tatsuno, we are taking this opportunity to hold a small-scale special exhibition that looks back at Tatsuno’s ...
Tatsuno Kingo was born on 13 October 1854 into the Karatsu clan, in the small but attractive castle town of Karatsu on the north coast of what is now Saga prefecture in Kyushu, noted for its Korean-infl uenced pottery and the annual festival called ‘Karatsu Kunchi.’.
Tatsuno Kingo. TATSUNO KINGO WAS born on 13 October 1854 into the Karatsu clan, in the small but attractive castle town of Karatsu on the north coast of what is now Saga prefecture in Kyushu, noted for its Korean influenced pottery and the annual festival called 'Karatsu Kunchi.'.
Description. Architect. Born in Saga, the son of a samurai of the Karatsu Clan. In 1879, he was among the first graduates of the Building-Engineering Department of Kobu Daigakko (the Engineering Grand School) (later the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Tokyo).
Tatsuno, Kingo (1854–1919). Japanese architect. He was one of the first to study architecture abroad (e.g. in the office of Burges in London). Influenced by Norman Shaw, he often used red brick with white stone dressings.
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Modern Japanese architectural design began to take shape at the end of the Edo Period (1603-1867) and developed in tandem with the Meiji government’s rise. One of the new design movement’s main proponents was Kingo Tatsuno, who revolutionized the way Japan built and lived.
