Goichi Takeda

(1872–1938) Japanese architect

Goichi Takeda (Japan, 1872–1938) is listed in the catalogue as an architect. By year of birth, Goichi Takeda belongs to the chapter ‘Industrialisation’ in this site’s history of architecture.

Goichi Takeda was born in Fukuyama and died in Kita-ku. Goichi Takeda trained at Tokyo Imperial University and Third Higher School. Goichi Takeda studied under Tsumaki Yorinaka. The students included Mukai Kanzaburō.

The best-known works include ‘Kansai Art Academy’, ‘Nawa Insect Museum’, ‘Kyoto Prefectural Library’, and ‘Maruyama Park’. The catalogue has 2 buildings by Goichi Takeda. The dated buildings span the years 1898–1919. The buildings are in Sakyō-ku and Gifu.

Contemporary architects in the same chapter include Matsunosuke Moriyama, Sakurai Kotarō, Robert Maillart, Heinrich Vogeler, and Jože Plečnik.

• Kyoto Prefectural Library
• Nawa Insect Museum